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|name= Colt M1900 |image= Colt M1900 AdamsGuns.jpg

|name= Colt Model 1902 |image= Adam's Guns Colt M1902.jpg

|name= Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer |image= Colt 1903 Pocket Hammer.jpg

|name= Colt Pocket Hammerless |image= Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hamerless AdamsGuns 1783.jpg

|name= Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket pistol |type= Semi-automatic pistol

|name= Colt Woodsman |image= Colt Woodsman.jpg

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ...00''' is a [[trigger|single action]], [[Semi-automatic self-loading pistol|semi-automatic pistol]] designed ca. 1896 by [[John Browning]] for [[Fabrique Nationale de

|type= Single action [[semi-automatic pistol]] ...are all based on the same mechanical design, which Browning sold to both [[Colt]] and [[FN]] (and others as well).

|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

One of Fabrique Nationale's weapons, a [[FN Model 1910|Model 1910]] [[semi-automatic pistol]] in 7.65 x 17 mm ([[.32 ACP]]) (serial number 19074) was used to as ...ed in World War II was actually a license-built FN Browning design, not a "Colt-Browning" as often referred-to.

...a prohibition on the sale to civilians of certain [[semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] "[[assault weapon]]s" manufactured after the date of the ban's enactment. ...E]], [[TEC-9]], all [[AK-47]]s, and [[Uzi submachine gun|Uzi]]s) and other semi-automatic firearms because they possess a minimum set of features from the following

...ame=saami>[http://saami.org/LL/CA-AB352.cfm AB 352 Defines As "Unsafe" Any Semi-Automatic Pistol Not Microstamped] [[SAAMI]]</ref> ...usa.com/media/download.cfm?d_id=116 BERETTA AWARDED CONTRACT FOR 18,744 M9 PISTOLS TO US ARMY]</ref><ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3197/is_5_49/

...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.

...his advocacy of large caliber handguns, especially the [[M1911 Colt pistol|Colt 1911]] and the .[[45 ACP]] cartridge.. Cooper favored the [[M1911|Colt M1911]] and its variants. There are several conditions of readiness in whi

...pistol before World War II, has become one of the most popular collectors' pistols. * '''[[M1911 Colt pistol|Colt M1911A1]]''': .45ACP calibre pistol of Browning design, standard service p

*[[6.5 Grendel|Alexander Arms 6.5 Grendel]] (US - Semi-Automatic Rifle, 6.5 mm Grendel) ...SMOLT]] (US/Netherlands - Revolver - .357 Magnum: Custom S&W Model 19 with Colt Python barrel)

...s]] and other singled handed weapons through their [[Semi-automatic pistol|semi-automatic]] action. *[[M1911 Colt pistol|Colt M1911]]

...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

|caption= Mid-1945 produced M1911A1 U.S. Army semi-automatic pistol by Remington Rand. This one was re-built by Anniston Army Depot, Oct ... In total, the United States procured around 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols during its service life.

|ROF= [[Semi-automatic firearm|Semi-automatic]] (M1/A1)<br/> 850–900 rounds/min (M2/M3) ...tes Carbine, Caliber .30, M1''') is a lightweight [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] [[carbine]] that became a standard firearm in the U.S. military during Wo

|manufacturer=[[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt Defense]] ...'''M4''' has [[selective fire]] options including [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] and [[Burst mode|three-round burst]] (like the M16A2), while the '''M4A1'

...using bullet energy would also drive the development of nearly all other [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi]] and fully automatic firearms of 20th century. ...e first gas-operated machine gun was the [[M1895 Colt-Browning machine gun|Colt-Browning M1895]].<ref>[http://www.nationalgunsmithsassociation.com/famous_g

...r the military-issue .45 ACP ammunition.<ref>Josserand MH, Stevenson JA: ''Pistols, revolvers, and ammunition''. New York, Bonanza Books (a division of Crown

A '''personal defense weapon''' (often abbreviated '''PDW''') is a compact semi-automatic or fully-automatic [[firearm]] similar in most respects to a [[submachine g ...ch MP5K-PDW]] and the [[Jatimatic|GG-95 PDW]].<ref name=CWEG90 /> Standard pistols and submachine guns chambered for pistol rounds had proven ineffective agai

...ited, are classified as restricted. Many <s>military-</s> scary-looking, [[semi-automatic rifle]]s, such as the [[AR15]] are also classified as restricted. Other exa * Many semi-automatic firearms designed to discharge center-fire ammunition

...he Remington Model 8 semi-automatic rifle (1906), the Frommer Stop line of pistols (1907) and the Chauchat machine rifle (1915). ...g barrel designs, based either on the rotating link as used in the [[M1911 Colt pistol|M1911]] pistol, or the linkless cam design used in the [[Browning Hi

[[Image:Colt SAA45.jpg|thumb|The '''[[Colt Single Action Army]]''', one of the most popular revolvers of all time]] ...erfected, however, as it was apparently destroyed by a misfire.<ref>Samuel Colt (1855). ''On the Application of Machinery to the Manufacture of Rotating Ch

... specific brands and models of firearms – while mostly rifles, some were pistols and shotguns. ...[[.50 Caliber BMG Regulation Act of 2004]] has led to many restrictions on semi-automatic firearms.

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ...984 on behalf of the US armed forces to find a replacement for the [[M1911 Colt pistol|M1911A1]]. Only the [[Beretta 92|Beretta 92F]] and the SIG P226 sati

... 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]]]]

...g|right|thumb|A [[pump action shotgun|pump-action]] [[Remington 870]], two semi-automatic action [[Remington 1100]] shotguns, 20 boxes of shotgun shells, a clay trap ...[[double barreled shotgun]]s, pump-action, bolt-action, lever-action, and semi-automatic models.

*[[.32 S&W Long]]&mdash;sometimes called .32 New Colt Police, or 32-44 Target *[[.38 S&W]]&mdash;sometimes called .38 Colt New Police and the 38/200 in England.

...in the latter stages of World War I both as improvement on earlier stocked pistols, and to offer an advantage in trench warfare. ...e. Fighting in the trenches had become a brutal battle involving grenades, pistols, sharpened entrenching tools, improvised clubs, and bayonets.

|manufacturer=[[Auto-Ordnance Company]] (originally), [[Colt]], [[Savage Arms]] ...U.S. service suitable for use with the lock was the [[.45 ACP]] (Automatic Colt Pistol). The project was then titled "Annihilator I", and by 1918, most of

[[Image:M1911 Pistol US.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A US Army [[M1911 Colt pistol|M1911A1]] [[pistol]]. Within the looping [[trigger guard]] is the fi ...nder, deactivate passive safeties, select between [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] and [[Automatic firearm|full-automatic]] fire such as the [[Steyr AUG]],

[[File:Ipb-colt-1911-series80-a.jpg|right]] ... pulled again inside its recess, by the force of the firing pin spring. In Colt Series 80 guns, there is a passive safety mechanism (shown at right) which

...th revolvers and self-loading ([[semi-automatic pistol|semi-automatic]]) [[pistols]]. ...ngspur could not compete in price with mass-produced revolvers such as the Colt, and production never equalled that of Webley's competitors [[Robert Adams

...er]], necked back and with a sharper shoulder angle. Developed for use in pistols with barrels as short as 10 inches (25 cm), it develops the same power as a * [[.454 Casull]]. This revolver cartridge, a lengthened [[.45 Colt]], was developed by Dick Casull and Jack Fulmer in 1957 as a high-powered b

|products= [[rifles]], [[pistols]], [[shotguns]], [[ammunition]], accessories ...ting Arms Company''' was a prominent [[United States|American]] maker of [[semi-automatic firearm|repeating firearms]] during the late nineteenth and early twentieth

|type= [[Automatic rifle|Automatic]] / [[Semi-automatic rifle]] / [[Service rifle]] |manufacturer=originally [[ArmaLite]] & [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]]

...Colt]] semi-automatic .45 pistol—a design which evolved into the [[M1911 Colt pistol|M1911]] pistol adopted by the U.S. Army in 1911. ...y were fighting at the time of the Philippine-American war, than the [[.45 Colt]]. The current issue rifle at the time, the [[.30-40 Krag]], also had faile

...0walter%20gb.htm]. However it is probably most popular due to use in the [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]] and the [[Raven MP-25]]. ...]]. The tiny cartridge has also been used in some precision crafted target pistols.

... rounded nose of its bullet led some to believe it was designed for use in pistols. ...d like the [[.45 ACP]] used in the [[Thompson submachine gun]] and [[M1911 Colt pistol]], some troops found the .30 Carbine cartridge incapable of penetrat

... 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 John Browning engineered most modern semi-automatic pistol mechanisms and cartridges. As his first pistol cartridge, the .32 A

...sts defeated any handgun cartridge traveling at less than about 1000 ft/s. Colt's .38 Super Automatic just edged over that velocity and was able to penetra ...at Leverguns.com]</ref> It has similar stopping power on game to the [[.45 Colt]] with a much flatter trajectory. It is a very versatile cartridge, and can

|manufacturer=[[Colt Manufacturing Company]] ...d by [[firearms]] designer [[John Browning]]. It was introduced in 1908 by Colt, and has been a popular [[self-defense]] cartridge ever since.

|name= .38 Automatic Colt Pistol |manufacturer= [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]]

|parent=[[.38 Long Colt]] ... 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

... was better, and the .44 Special case was smaller in diameter than the .45 Colt case&mdash;in revolvers of the same size, this meant the .44 caliber revolv ...0 Winchester]] was introduced by Winchester in a lever action in 1873, and Colt followed in 1878 with a revolver chambered in the same caliber. [[.38-40 W

}}The '''10mm Auto''' (10x25mm) is a [[cartridge]] for [[semi-automatic pistol]]s, developed by [[Jeff Cooper]] and originally produced by [[ammuni ...average agent/police officer competency of use and qualification," and the pistols that chambered it were too large for some small-handed individuals.<ref>[ht

...mouth of the case.<ref name="wilson">Wilson, R. K. ''Textbook of Automatic Pistols'', pp.229,234,241,254&258. Plantersville, SC: Small Arms Technical Publishi ...3 to 1941 and as the Model 1908 for the .380 ACP from 1908 to 1941. The [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]] pistol was manufactured for the .25 ACP from 1908

...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

...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

|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

'''Blowback''' is an operating system for [[Semi-automatic firearm|autoloading]] [[firearm]]s that utilizes energy created by combusti ...atively low pressure rounds. Pure blowback operation is typically found on semi-automatic small-caliber [[Handgun|pistol]]s and automatic [[submachine gun]]s. Some l

...hester Repeating Arms Company|Winchester]], [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]], [[Remington Arms|Remington]], [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal]] of [[Bel ...automatic shotgun|semi-automatic shotgun]], the BAR [[Semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic sporting rifle]], and the [[Browning Hi-Power|Hi-Power]] [[9mm]] pistol. Br

|type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] ...ction|single-action]], [[9x19mm Parabellum|9 mm]] [[semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] [[pistol]]. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by Americ

For example, a Colt Peacemaker revolver, because it was made before 1898, is classed as an "ant ...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

==Pistols== [[Pistole 657(n)]] Ex "Kongsberg Colt" - Calibre .45

...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 ... the [[M1 carbine|M1 Carbine]] firing a 7.62x33mm cartridge. However, the semi-automatic M1 carbine was produced in a 10-to-1 ratio to the M2.

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

|name= Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC |logo= Colt logo.png

... US.jpg|right|300px]]Since its original introduction, the wildly popular [[Colt 1911]] pistol has had literally hundreds, if not thousands, of imitators. Versions of the M1911 Colt pistol with their own pages:

...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.]] [[File:Colt-arme-1860-p1030159.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Colt Army Model 1860]] revolver]]