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|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ... 1910''' was a [[blowback]]-operated, [[Semi-automatic self-loading pistol|semi-automatic pistol]] designed by [[John Browning]] and manufactured by [[Fabrique Natio

...rsonal protection and practical shooting. Glock currently produces [[Glock pistols|35 models of handguns]]. The US-led Multi National Force-Iraq has equipped ...ck 22 and the Glock 23, beating [[Smith & Wesson]] to the marketplace with pistols for their own cartridge<ref name="GlockFaqTimeline" />.

Some handgun subtypes include [[single-shot]] pistols, [[revolver]]s, [[semi-automatic pistol]]s, and [[Automatic firearm|fully automatic]], or [[machine pistol]] ...refer to both the [[Enfield Revolver]] and the later [[Browning Hi-Power]] semi-automatic.

|type= [[semi-automatic pistol]] ... yet reliable "[[Blowback|Blowback Design]]" similar to that used in the [[Walther PPK]] and Russian [[Makarov PM]]. In blowback weapons the return spring and

...pistol before World War II, has become one of the most popular collectors' pistols. * '''[[Walther AP]]''': Original derivative of the PP for military service, not adopted.

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

...s]] and other singled handed weapons through their [[Semi-automatic pistol|semi-automatic]] action. *[[Walther|Carl Walther GmbH (Walther)]]

...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

...lacement; thus the Lee-Enfield continued in use until it was replaced by a semi-automatic weapon after [[WWII]]. The lower rate of fire and lower magazine capacity w ====Mauser 1910 and 1914 Pocket Pistols====

...igns are now also called pocket pistols. Well-made, more-expensive pocket pistols are called [[mousegun]]s.[[Image:Cal 6 35 Model Automatic Pistol UNION Pate ...barreled ("snubnose") revolvers are similarly not as widely used as pocket pistols today as they were during the 1950s and earlier.

...he Remington Model 8 semi-automatic rifle (1906), the Frommer Stop line of pistols (1907) and the Chauchat machine rifle (1915). ...d in the [[Browning Hi-Power|Hi Power]]. The other common design is the [[Walther P38]] locking block design, found in the modern [[Beretta 92]] derived desi

...w the user to select various fire modes, from 0 (safe/off/no firing) to 1 (semi-automatic fire) to 2 (burst fire) to 3 (full-automatic fire), usually have a dial-typ A related grip-type safety is the decocking grip found on some H&K pistols like the [[Heckler & Koch P7|P7 Series]]. The weapon is cocked and ready to

[[Image:Garand.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The [[M1 Garand]]. the first semi-automatic rifle to be generally issued to the infantry in any nation.]] ...px|right|[[Remington 1100]] Tactical Shotgun in 12 gauge - an example of a semi-automatic shotgun]]

... Armory M1911A1.JPG|thumb|Springfield Armory M1911A1 single-action .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol]] [[Image:S&W-Chief.jpg|thumb|[[Smith & Wesson]] double-action .45 ACP semi-automatic compact [[pistol]]]]

== Well-known semi-automatic pistols == === Semi-automatic pistols ===

...e wild-sounding) being made for the new series of fully featured [[9mm]] [[semi-automatic pistol]]s that were being introduced by so many of the world's prominent fi As a general (but not exclusive) rule, a wonder nine is a semi-automatic pistol, chambered for the [[9mm Parabellum]] [[cartridge]] and offering a n

... by [[firearms]] designer [[John Browning]], for use in the [[FN M1900]] [[semi-automatic pistol]]. It is also known as the '''7.65x17mm Browning SR''' or '''7.65 mm ...rope. Adolf Hitler reportedly committed suicide with an engraved .32 ACP [[Walther PPK]].

...is also spelled "Girandony"or "Giradoni")<ref>L.Wesley, ''Air Guns and Air Pistols'', London 1955</ref> or "Girardoni".<ref>H.L.Blackmore, ''Hunting Weapons'' In the [[United Kingdom]], for example, air pistols generating more than 6 ft·lb_f (8.1 J) or air rifles generating

...]. 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:

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ... early 2006, the JCP was renamed ''Combat Pistol'' (CP), and the number of pistols to be bought was drastically cut back. The joint U.S. Army/Air Force [[Modu