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|caption= The FN modèle 1906 that was the personal weapon of Swiss general Henri Guisan, on display at Morges military museum. |type= Semi-automatic pistol

...her [[trajectories]]. Hand-held firearms, like [[rifles]], [[carbines]], [[pistols]] and other small firearms are rarely called "guns" in the restricted sense ...alian-made]] [[Mateba Autorevolver|Mateba revolver]] is a rare "hybrid," a semi-automatic revolver. Each press of the trigger fires a cartridge and rotates the cylin

...inal history. Air guns with [[muzzle energy]] up to 15 J, [[Gas pistol|gas pistols]] and muzzle-loaded guns are available to anybody above 18 without permissi ...lus-to-inventory combat rifles, and shooting is a popular sport in all the Swiss cantons. Ammunition (also [[MIL-STD|MilSpec]] surplus) sold at rifle ranges

...e:Swiss say no.jpg|thumb|300px|"A monopoly on weapons, for criminals?" The Swiss are having none of '''that''' nonsense, thank you very much.]] ...l.de/international/europe/0,1518,480545,00.html De-Quilling the Porcupine: Swiss Mull Tighter Gun Laws]</ref> but a [[February 2011]] national referendum sa

...ref>[http://www.swissrifles.com/ammo/index.html The History of the 10.4x38 Swiss Cartridge]</ref><ref>[http://www.chuckhawks.com/blackpowder_pyrodex.htm Bla ...(medium and smallbore rifles), FFFg (pistols), and FFFFg (smallbore, short pistols and priming [[flintlock]]s). In the [[United Kingdom]], the gunpowder grain

...ies 7.5mm Swiss.jpg|thumb|right|Reloading dies and shell holders for 7.5mm Swiss]] Dies are generally sold in sets of two or three dies, depending on the sh ... case in contrast to full size resizing, although this is controversial. [[Semi-automatic rifle]]s and rifles with [[SAAMI]] minimum chamber dimensions often require

*[[6.5 Grendel|Alexander Arms 6.5 Grendel]] (US - Semi-Automatic Rifle, 6.5 mm Grendel) *[[Beretta|Beretta Pistols]]

...gle locked, [[Recoil operation#Short recoil operation|recoil operated]], [[semi-automatic pistol]]. The design was patented by [[Georg Luger|Georg J. Luger]] in 1898 ...jointed arm to lock, as opposed to the slide actions of almost every other semi-automatic pistol. After a round is fired, the barrel and toggle assembly (both locke

...h was in turn followed by the [[Rheinmetall MG3|MG3]]. It also spawned the Swiss [[SIG 710-3]], MG42/59, and a 5.56 mm Spanish [[CETME Ameli]] machine gun, ...ms. For additional protection the commander, No.1 and No.2 were armed with pistols, while the remaining three carried rifles. This large team was often reduce

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft is a Swiss company and Swiss law severely restricts the export of firearms. Consequently, SIG entered in

...-16]], the Belgian [[FN FAL]], the German [[Heckler & Koch G3|G3]] and the Swiss [[Sturmgewehr 57]], which today supersede battle rifles as the service rifl |[[Semi-automatic rifle|Semi-automatic]]

The '''.357 SIG''' [[pistol]] [[cartridge]] is the product of [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[firearms]] manufacturer [[Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft|SIG-Sau ...(100 mm) barreled [[revolvers]], in a cartridge designed to be used in a [[semi-automatic pistol]].

...]. Examples of assault rifles include the [[AK-47]] and the [[M16 rifle]]. Semi-automatic rifles, including commercial versions of the [[AR-15]], and "automatic" rif ...ine gun]]s, [[battle rifle]]s, [[automatic rifle]]s, [[machine gun]]s, and semi-automatic rifles:

...in order to increase production of the successful [[Campo-Giro]] series of pistols, produced since 1912. Several models of which, including [[model 1913-16]], Caliber for the 400 was the 9mm Bergman-Bayard named after the first semi-automatic pistol in use with the Spanish Army, albeit for a brief period, being later

|action= [[Blowback]]-operated [[semi-automatic]] ...abrique Nationale]] '''Baby Browning''' is a small [[blowback]]-operated [[semi-automatic pistol]] designed by [[Dieudonné Saive]] based on a design by [[John Brown

... the American Civil War, bayonet blades were even affixed to single-shot [[pistols]], although they soon proved useless for anything but cooking. Cutlasses re [[Image:Fass90-bayonette-p1000786.jpg|thumb|200px|Swiss army [[Sig 550]] rifle with bayonet.]]

...and civilian use, have been largely replaced with [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] weapons around the world. ...r the faster rate of fire that alternatives allow. There are however, many semi-automatic sniper rifle designs, especially in the [[designated marksmen]] role.

...ry of the rifle bullet occurred in 1883, when Major Rubin, director of the Swiss Laboratory at Thun, invented the copper jacketed bullet; an elongated bulle ...in place of the hollow-point bullets that are more commonly used in .22 LR pistols.