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...ld from the [[United States]], but this did not begin to meet demand. The American entry into the war at the end of 1941 placed an even bigger demand on the f ...a failure to feed.<ref name="Carbine, Machine 1942">Carbine, Machine, STEN 9mm Mk II, ''General Instructions'', (February 1942)</ref> Firing the Sten by

The '''Thompson submachine gun''' is an [[United States|American]] [[submachine gun]] that became infamous during the Prohibition era. It wa ...m?key=35&objkey=126 Thompson Model 1928 Submachine Gun] National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution</ref>When Jack Benny attended a White Hous

...cartridges]]. These pistols, perhaps inevitably, get called "high capacity pistols," and there are at least two companies that produce them today: [[Para Ordn ...e user can select the one most comfortable for their hand. Most production pistols come with plastic mainspring housings, while those produced by most gunsmit

|image= 9mm 7,62mm 357sig 10mm 45SW 45GAP 50AE 002.jpg ...ndustrie Gesellschaft|SIG-Sauer]], in cooperation with the [[United States|American]] [[ammunition]] manufacturer [[Federal Cartridge]]. While it is based on

...aces]] on the rim.<ref name="wilson">Wilson, R. K. ''Textbook of Automatic Pistols'', p.234. Plantersville, SC: Small Arms Technical Publishing Company, 1943. ...act that the .38 ACP was semi-rimmed and a trifle shorter than the rimless 9mm Largo. Europe would eventually favor the [[9 mm Luger Parabellum|9 mm Para

... used in [[revolver]]s, although some [[Semi-automatic self-loading pistol|semi-automatic pistol]]s and [[carbine]]s also use this round. The .38 Special was the sta ...power]] against the wooden shields of charging Moros during the Philippine-American War.<ref name="cotw">Barnes, Frank C. Ken Warner, editor. ''Cartridges of t

...in order to increase production of the successful [[Campo-Giro]] series of pistols, produced since 1912. Several models of which, including [[model 1913-16]], ...ater replaced by the Campo-Giro. The caliber is known to Spaniards as the "9mm Largo (or long)". During the Spanish Civil War it was found that it also to

After World War II, Beretta was actively involved in repairing the American [[M1 Garand rifle]]s given to Italy by the U.S. Beretta modified the M1 int ...ingle-action [[revolvers]], double-action revolvers, and semi-automatic [[pistols]]. The parent company, Beretta Holding, also owns Beretta USA, [[Benelli]],

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] The '''Beretta M9''', formally '''Pistol, Semiautomatic, 9mm, M9''', is a [[9×19mm Parabellum]] pistol of the United States military ad

...designer [[John Browning]], one of the most prolific firearms inventors in American history. Nearly all of John Browning's designs have been manufactured by ot ...|semi-automatic sporting rifle]], and the [[Browning Hi-Power|Hi-Power]] [[9mm]] pistol. Browning also manufactures a set of [[Trap shooting|trap]] shotgu

|image= Browning High-Power 9mm IMG 1526.jpg |type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]]

...d as a Serial number. At one point, the Registry had over a dozen Walther semi-automatic handguns registered in a manner that showed the Patent number as being the ... in his possession, requested a search for a "Chinese machine gun, calibre 9mm, Serial Number 001120." The Serial number was correct.

...esigned by integrating the action of a handgun such as a [[revolver]] or [[semi-automatic handgun|autoloader]] into a longer weapon with a rifle barrel and stock. Th ...for supply difficulties. A notable weapon developed towards the end of the American Civil War by the Union was the [[Spencer carbine]]. It had a spring-powered

===Semi-automatic vs. Revolver Cartridges=== ...parison of similar-sized cartridges with different rims, see [[.380 ACP]] (semi-automatic) vs. [[.38 Special]] (revolver.)

...e:MP25 1.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Raven Arms MP-25]], an example of a .25 caliber semi-automatic type of gun commonly considered a Saturday night special.]] ...''.<ref name="abc1">{{cite book|last=Carter|first=Gregg Lee |title=Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law|edition