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A service pistol is any handgun
Handgun

A handgun is a firearm designed to be held and operated by one hand, with the other hand optionally supporting the shooting hand. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from their larger counterparts: long guns such as rifles and shotguns , mounted weapons such as machine guns and autocannons, and l...
 (revolver
Revolver

A revolver is a repeating firearm that has a Cylinder containing multiple Chamber and at least one Gun barrel for firing. As the user cocks the hammer , the cylinder revolves to align the next chamber and round with the hammer and barrel, which gives this type of firearm its name....
, or semi-automatic) issued to military personnel, or in some contexts, law enforcement officers.


r to the introduction of cartridge-loading firearms, there was little standardisation with regards to the handguns carried by military personnel, although it had been important for officers, artillerymen, and other auxiliary troops to have a means of defending themselves, especially as it was not always practical for them to have a full-length rifle
Rifle

A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls....
 or carbine
Carbine

A carbine is a firearm similar to a rifle or musket, but generally shorter and of lesser power. Many carbines, especially modern designs, were developed from rifles, being essentially shortened versions of full rifles firing the same ammunition, although often at a lower velocity....
.

Traditionally, soldiers (infantry & cavalry alike) and officers had carried sword
Sword

A sword is a long, edged piece of metal, used as a cutting, thrusting, and clubbing weapon in many civilizations throughout the world. The word sword comes from the Old English language wikt:sweord, cognate to Old High German swert, Middle Dutch swaert, Old Norse sver? Old Frisian and Old Saxon swerd and Dutch langua...
s for both personal protection and use in combat. The development of firearms in the mid-14th century changed the way battles were fought, and by the late-15th century it was no longer especially practical to close to hand-to-hand combat range to engage one's opponents, owing the prevalence of pike
Pike (weapon)

A pike is a pole weapon, a very long thrusting spear used two-handed and used extensively by infantry both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a counter-measure against cavalry assaults....
s and musket-fire
Musket

A musket is a Muzzle -loaded, smoothbore long gun, which is intended to be fired from the shoulder.Usually, the musket is thought to be the weapon that replaced the arquebus, and was in turn replaced by the rifle....
 on the battlefield.

Training was also a factor -- it took a very long time to train new recruits in the use of longbow
Longbow

A longbow is a type of bow that is tall , is not significantly recurve bow and has relatively narrow limbs, that are circular or D-shaped in cross section....
s and swords -- whereas the basic operation of an arquebus
Arquebus

The arquebus is an early Muzzle -loaded firearm used in the 15th to 17th centuries. In distinction from its predecessor, the hand cannon, it has a matchlock....
 could be taught in a comparatively short time.






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A service pistol is any handgun
Handgun

A handgun is a firearm designed to be held and operated by one hand, with the other hand optionally supporting the shooting hand. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from their larger counterparts: long guns such as rifles and shotguns , mounted weapons such as machine guns and autocannons, and l...
 (revolver
Revolver

A revolver is a repeating firearm that has a Cylinder containing multiple Chamber and at least one Gun barrel for firing. As the user cocks the hammer , the cylinder revolves to align the next chamber and round with the hammer and barrel, which gives this type of firearm its name....
, or semi-automatic) issued to military personnel, or in some contexts, law enforcement officers.

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History

Prior to the introduction of cartridge-loading firearms, there was little standardisation with regards to the handguns carried by military personnel, although it had been important for officers, artillerymen, and other auxiliary troops to have a means of defending themselves, especially as it was not always practical for them to have a full-length rifle
Rifle

A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls....
 or carbine
Carbine

A carbine is a firearm similar to a rifle or musket, but generally shorter and of lesser power. Many carbines, especially modern designs, were developed from rifles, being essentially shortened versions of full rifles firing the same ammunition, although often at a lower velocity....
.

Traditionally, soldiers (infantry & cavalry alike) and officers had carried sword
Sword

A sword is a long, edged piece of metal, used as a cutting, thrusting, and clubbing weapon in many civilizations throughout the world. The word sword comes from the Old English language wikt:sweord, cognate to Old High German swert, Middle Dutch swaert, Old Norse sver? Old Frisian and Old Saxon swerd and Dutch langua...
s for both personal protection and use in combat. The development of firearms in the mid-14th century changed the way battles were fought, and by the late-15th century it was no longer especially practical to close to hand-to-hand combat range to engage one's opponents, owing the prevalence of pike
Pike (weapon)

A pike is a pole weapon, a very long thrusting spear used two-handed and used extensively by infantry both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a counter-measure against cavalry assaults....
s and musket-fire
Musket

A musket is a Muzzle -loaded, smoothbore long gun, which is intended to be fired from the shoulder.Usually, the musket is thought to be the weapon that replaced the arquebus, and was in turn replaced by the rifle....
 on the battlefield.

Training was also a factor -- it took a very long time to train new recruits in the use of longbow
Longbow

A longbow is a type of bow that is tall , is not significantly recurve bow and has relatively narrow limbs, that are circular or D-shaped in cross section....
s and swords -- whereas the basic operation of an arquebus
Arquebus

The arquebus is an early Muzzle -loaded firearm used in the 15th to 17th centuries. In distinction from its predecessor, the hand cannon, it has a matchlock....
 could be taught in a comparatively short time. As a result, swords were retained only by officers (who were less likely to be at the front of the pike-and-musket hedge) and by cavalry, for whom early single-shot handguns were of limited use.

The invention of the revolver
Revolver

A revolver is a repeating firearm that has a Cylinder containing multiple Chamber and at least one Gun barrel for firing. As the user cocks the hammer , the cylinder revolves to align the next chamber and round with the hammer and barrel, which gives this type of firearm its name....
 in 1836 finally made a service pistol practical, as prior to this pistols had largely been single-shot weapons usually of no particular standardized pattern.

Although officers traditionally had been obligated to buy their own weapons, NCOs
Non-commissioned officer

A non-commissioned officer , also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted rank member of an armed force who has been given authority by a officer ....
 and other enlisted personnel were generally issued their weapons (which they were then expected to either pay for or return to the Quartermaster
Quartermaster

Quartermaster refers to two different military occupations. In land Army, it is a term referring to either an individual soldier or a Military unit, who specializes in supplying and provisioning troops....
 if they were promoted). Service pistols, on the other hand, were generally issued to officers, NCOs, and others who needed to carry personal weapons as part of their duties. Hence, it was quite common for officers to carry government-issued service pistols in combat.

Special operations soldiers often carry a handgun as as secondary weapon to serve in a supplementary capacity to their primary weapon (a rifle, carbine, submachine gun, or shotgun); this practice is not as prevalent among conventional soldiers. Conventional infantry who do not serve in a direct combat role are often issued a pistol (such as officers, artillery crews, and other rear-echelon personnel), but conventional riflemen are not generally issued a pistol as part of their standard kit.

The tradition of issuing pistols to officers as a primary weapon is being phased out by many nations. The United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing Military power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver Marine Air-Ground Task Force....
, for example, recently began requiring all enlisted personnel and all officers below the rank of LtCol to carry the M4 Carbine
M4 Carbine

The M4 Carbine is a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to earlier carbine versions of the M16 rifle, all based on the original AR-15 made by ArmaLite....
 as their primary weapon.

The first service handguns were revolvers, but the development of semi-automatic pistols (the first practical example being the Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"
Mauser C96

The Mauser C96 , also known as the Mauser Broomhandle, is a semi-automatic pistol that was originally manufactured by Germany arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896 to 1937 Unlicenced copies of the gun were also manufactured in Spain and China in the first half of the 20th century....
) gradually led to their replacement by semi-automatic handguns, such as the well-known German P08 Luger
Luger pistol

The Parabellum-Pistole , popularly known as the Luger, is a toggle locked, Recoil operation#Short recoil operation, semi-automatic pistol....
, the first semi-automatic service pistol to be widely adopted by an industrialised nation. Nowadays, service pistols are almost exclusively self-loading.

The British Army was the last major military service to adopt a semi-automatic service pistol as a standard sidearm, phasing out their Webley Mk IV
Webley Revolver

The Webley Revolver was, in various Mark , the standard issue service pistol for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations from 1887 until 1963....
, Enfield No 2 Mk I
Enfield revolver

Enfield Revolver is the name applied to two totally separate models of self-extracting British handgun designed and manufactured at the government-owned Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield Town; initially the .476 Enfield calibre Revolver Enfield Mk I/Mk II revolvers , and later the .38/200 calibre Enfield No....
, and Smith & Wesson Victory
Smith & Wesson M&P

The Smith & Wesson Model 10, previously known as the Smith & Wesson Military & Police, and for those produced during World War II, the Smith & Wesson Victory Model, is a .38-caliber, six-shot handgun initially developed in 1899 as the Smith & Wesson .38 Hand Ejector model....
 revolvers in 1969, after which the Browning Hi-Power
Browning Hi-Power

The Browning Hi-Power is a single action, 9x19mm Parabellum semi-automatic firearm pistol. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by American firearms inventor John Browning, and later patented by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal of Herstal, Belgium....
 became the Army's official service pistol.

Service pistols by nation


Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....


Mannlicher M1905 Adamsguns
FirearmTypeCalibreService
Steyr-Mannlicher M1905
Steyr Mannlicher M1901

The M1901 Mannlicher Self-Loading, Semi-Automatic Pistol was an early semi-automatic pistol design....
Semi-Automatic7.65 mm Mannlicher1905-19??
M1916/M1927Semi-Automatic.45 ACP
.45 ACP

The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a rim pistol Cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt Firearms semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 Colt pistol pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911....
1916-19??
Ballester-Molina
Ballester-Molina

The Ballester-Molina was a pistol designed and built by the Argentine company Hispano Argentina de Automotives SA . The Ballester was originally called the Ballester-Rigaud ....
Semi-Automatic.45 ACP1938-19??
Browning Hi-Power
Browning Hi-Power

The Browning Hi-Power is a single action, 9x19mm Parabellum semi-automatic firearm pistol. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by American firearms inventor John Browning, and later patented by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal of Herstal, Belgium....
Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum
9 mm Luger Parabellum

The 9x19mm Parabellum, also known as the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes ? Feu Portatives or 9 mm NATO by NATO, is a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German Empire weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger P08 pistol pistol....
19??-Present


Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....


Mwp Revolvers Gpuprising
FirearmTypeCalibreService
M1870/M1870-74/M1882 Gasser
M1870 Gasser

The M1870 Gasser revolver was adopted by the Austro-Hungarian Cavalry in 1870. It was an open-topped double-action revolver chambered for the 11.2x29.5mm cartridge, also called 11mm Montenegrin....
Revolver
Revolver

A revolver is a repeating firearm that has a Cylinder containing multiple Chamber and at least one Gun barrel for firing. As the user cocks the hammer , the cylinder revolves to align the next chamber and round with the hammer and barrel, which gives this type of firearm its name....
11.25x36R, 11.2x29.5 mm (Montenegrin)1870-1898
Gasser-Kropatschek M1876Revolver9x26R1876-1898
M1878 GasserRevolver9x26R1878-1898
Rast-Gasser M1898
Rast-Gasser M1898

The Rast & Gasser Model 1898 was a service revolver used by the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I....
Revolver8mm Rast & Gasser1898-1945
Roth Steyr M1907Semi-Automatic8mm Roth Steyr1907-1945
Steyr M1912
Steyr M1912

File:Steyr M1912.jpgThe Steyr M1912 was developed in 1911 by the Austrian firm Steyr. It was developed for the Austro-Hungarian Army and was adopted in 1912 as the M1912....
Semi-Automatic9mm Steyr, 9mm Parabellum
9 mm Luger Parabellum

The 9x19mm Parabellum, also known as the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes ? Feu Portatives or 9 mm NATO by NATO, is a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German Empire weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger P08 pistol pistol....
1912-1945
Walther P38 / Walther P1Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1938-1995
Pistol 80Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1980-Present


Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 


FirearmTypeCalibreService
Colt Model 1878 Revolver  1885-1902
Colt New Service
Colt New Service

The Colt New Service was a double-action revolver made by Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1898 until c.1946. It was adopted by the U.S. Armed Forces in .45 Colt as the Model 1909 U.S....
Revolver  1900-1928 (also used by the NWMP and RCMP from 1905-1954)
Colt Model 1911 Pistol  1914-1945
Smith & Wesson 2nd Model "Hand Ejector" Revolver 1915-1951
Smith & Wesson "Military & Police" Revolver  1939-1964
Inglis
John Inglis and Company

John Inglis and Company was a Canada firm which made weapons for the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations military forces during the World War II era, then became a major appliance company....
 "High Power"
Pistol  1944-present (Canadian re-engineering of the Browning Hi-Power
Browning Hi-Power

The Browning Hi-Power is a single action, 9x19mm Parabellum semi-automatic firearm pistol. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by American firearms inventor John Browning, and later patented by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal of Herstal, Belgium....
)
Browning Hi-Power
Browning Hi-Power

The Browning Hi-Power is a single action, 9x19mm Parabellum semi-automatic firearm pistol. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by American firearms inventor John Browning, and later patented by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal of Herstal, Belgium....
pistol  1970-present
SIG-Sauer P225   1991-present
SIG-Sauer P226
SIG P226

The SIG Sauer P226 is a full-sized, service type pistol chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W and .357 SIG. Its design is based on the SIG P220....
   ?-present


China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....


FirearmTypeCalibreService
Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"
Mauser C96

The Mauser C96 , also known as the Mauser Broomhandle, is a semi-automatic pistol that was originally manufactured by Germany arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896 to 1937 Unlicenced copies of the gun were also manufactured in Spain and China in the first half of the 20th century....
Semi-Automatic7.63x25 Mauser, 9mm Parabellum
9 mm Luger Parabellum

The 9x19mm Parabellum, also known as the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes ? Feu Portatives or 9 mm NATO by NATO, is a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German Empire weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger P08 pistol pistol....
1915-1949
Browning Hi-Power
Browning Hi-Power

The Browning Hi-Power is a single action, 9x19mm Parabellum semi-automatic firearm pistol. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by American firearms inventor John Browning, and later patented by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal of Herstal, Belgium....
Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1942-1945
Type 51/54Semi-Automatic7.62x25 Tokarev1951-1981
Type 77
People's Liberation Army Ground Force

The People's Liberation Army Ground Force is the army service branch of the People's Liberation Army, and deploys 7,580 tanks, 4,000 armored vehicles, and 25,000 artillery pieces....
Semi-Automatic7.65x171981-Present
QSZ-92
QSZ-92

The QSZ-92 Services Pistol is a semi-automatic pistol designed by Norinco and it is in limited service in the People's Liberation Army since the late 1990s....
Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1996-Present


Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....

FirearmTypeCalibreService
Pistol M/19
Ruby pistol

The semi-automatic Ruby pistol is best known as a French World War I sidearm, the Pistolet Automatique de 7 millim.65 genre "Ruby". A very international piece of weaponry, it was closely modeled after the American John Browning Browning M1903 by the Belgian Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, and was produced primarily by the Spanish Gabilondo...
Semi-Automatic.32 ACP
.32 ACP

The .32 ACP pistol Cartridge is a Rim , straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning, for use in the FN M1900 semi-automatic pistol....
1919-1971
Pistol M/23
Luger pistol

The Parabellum-Pistole , popularly known as the Luger, is a toggle locked, Recoil operation#Short recoil operation, semi-automatic pistol....
Semi-Automatic7.65mm Parabellum1922-1980
Lahti L-35
Lahti L-35

Lahti L-35 is a pistol designed by Finland Aimo Lahti that was produced between 1935 and 1952. About 9000 pistols were made in four production series....
Semi-Automatic 9mm Parabellum
9 mm Luger Parabellum

The 9x19mm Parabellum, also known as the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes ? Feu Portatives or 9 mm NATO by NATO, is a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German Empire weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger P08 pistol pistol....
1935-1980
Browning Hi-Power
Browning Hi-Power

The Browning Hi-Power is a single action, 9x19mm Parabellum semi-automatic firearm pistol. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by American firearms inventor John Browning, and later patented by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal of Herstal, Belgium....
Semi-Automatic9 mm Parabellum1940-1980
9.00 PIST 80-91 (FN HP-DA)Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1980-Present
9.00 PIST 2003 (Walther P99)
Walther P99

The P99 is a semi-automatic pistol developed by the Germany company Walther arms of Ulm for law enforcement, security forces and the civilian shooting market as a replacement for the Walther P5 and the Walther P88....
Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum2003-Present


France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....


M9 Pistolet
FirearmTypeCalibreService
Chamelot Delvigne French 1873
Chamelot Delvigne French 1873

The Chamelot Delvigne French 1873 was an 11 millimeter calibre ordnance revolver of the French Army, developed by Belgian gunsmith J. Chamelot and French officer Henri-Gustave Delvigne....
Revolver11mm1873-1892
Lebel M1892Revolver8mm Lebel1892-1945
MAB DSemi-Automatic.32 ACP
.32 ACP

The .32 ACP pistol Cartridge is a Rim , straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning, for use in the FN M1900 semi-automatic pistol....
1923-1984
Modele 1935Semi-Automatic7.65x22 Longue1935-1950
Modele 1950
MAC mle 1950

The MAC-50 is a standard semi-automatic pistol of the French army and adopted in 1950. It replaced the previous series of French pistols, the Mle 1935s, and was produced between 1950 and 1970....
Semi-Automatic 9mm Parabellum
9 mm Luger Parabellum

The 9x19mm Parabellum, also known as the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes ? Feu Portatives or 9 mm NATO by NATO, is a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German Empire weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger P08 pistol pistol....
1950-1988
PAMASSemi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1984-Present


Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....


Dwm 4 Inch Navy Luger 859
FirearmTypeCalibreService
M1879 Reichsrevolver
M1879 Reichsrevolver

The M1879 Reichsrevolver, or Reichs-Commissions-revolver Modell 1879 and 1883, were service revolvers used by the German Army from 1879 to 1908, when it was superseded by the Luger....
Revolver10.6x25 Reichsrevolver1879-1918
Luger P08
Luger pistol

The Parabellum-Pistole , popularly known as the Luger, is a toggle locked, Recoil operation#Short recoil operation, semi-automatic pistol....
Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum
9 mm Luger Parabellum

The 9x19mm Parabellum, also known as the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes ? Feu Portatives or 9 mm NATO by NATO, is a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German Empire weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger P08 pistol pistol....
1904-1945
Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"
Mauser C96

The Mauser C96 , also known as the Mauser Broomhandle, is a semi-automatic pistol that was originally manufactured by Germany arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896 to 1937 Unlicenced copies of the gun were also manufactured in Spain and China in the first half of the 20th century....
Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1914-1945
Mauser 1914/1934Semi-Automatic.32 ACP
.32 ACP

The .32 ACP pistol Cartridge is a Rim , straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning, for use in the FN M1900 semi-automatic pistol....
1914-1945
Walther PP/PPK
Walther PPK

The Walther PP series pistols are Blowback Semi-automatic firearm pistols. They feature an exposed hammer, a Trigger #Double action trigger mechanism, a single-column magazine, and a fixed barrel which also acts as the guide rod for the recoil spring....
Semi-Automatic.32 ACP, .380 ACP
.380 ACP

The .380 ACP pistol Cartridge is a Rim , straight-walled pistol cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning. It was introduced in 1908 by Colt, and has been a popular self-defense cartridge ever since....
1929-Present
Walther P38Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1938-1945
Mauser HSc
Mauser HSC

The Mauser HSc is a small caliber pistol made in Nazi Germany from 1940 until the end of World War II. The designation HSc stood for Hahn Selbstspanner Pistole, third and final design "C"....
Semi-Automatic.32 ACP1939-1945
Walther P1Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1957-1993
HK P8Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1993-Present


Hungary
Hungary

Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....

FirearmTypeCalibreService
Frommer Stop
Frommer Stop

The Frommer Stop is a Hungary long-recoil pistol manufactured by F?m?ru-, Fegyver ?s G?pgy?r [Metalware, Weapons and Machine Factory] in Budapest....
Semi-automatic pistol.32 ACP
.32 ACP

The .32 ACP pistol Cartridge is a Rim , straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning, for use in the FN M1900 semi-automatic pistol....
1919-1948
M48 TokarevSemi-automatic pistol7.62x25mm1948-1963
PA-63Semi-automatic pistol9mm Makarov1963-1996
FÉG
FEG

F?G stands for Fegyver ?s G?pgy?r, which could be translated as "Arms and Machine Factory". It comes from the Hungary "Fegyver- ?s G?pgy?rt? R?szv?nyt?rsas?g" ....
 Model P9RC
P9RC

ThE P9RC is a semi-automatic pistol designed by J?zsef Kameniczky and manufactured by the Fegyver- ?s G?pgy?r of Hungary. It was selected as the new service pistol of the Hungarian military and police, replacing the PA-63 after the fall of the Soviet Union....
Semi-automatic pistol9mm Parabellum1996-Present


Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....


FirearmTypeCalibreService
Bodeo M1889Revolver10.35mm1889-1945
Glisenti M1910Semi-Automatic9mm Glisenti1910-1945
Beretta M1923Semi-Automatic9mm Glisenti1923-1945
Beretta M1934
Beretta M1934

The Beretta model 1934 is a compact, semi-automatic pistol which was issued as a standard service firearm to the Italy armed forces beginning in 1934....
Semi-Automatic.380 ACP
.380 ACP

The .380 ACP pistol Cartridge is a Rim , straight-walled pistol cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning. It was introduced in 1908 by Colt, and has been a popular self-defense cartridge ever since....
1934-1951
Beretta M1951
Beretta M1951

The M 1951 is a 9 mm caliber semi-automatic pistol, developed during the late 1940s and early 1950s by Beretta of Italy. The pistol was produced strictly for military use and was introduced into service with the Italian Army and security forces as the Modello 1951 , replacing the 9 mm Beretta M1934 pistol, chambered for the .380 ACP car...
Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum
9 mm Luger Parabellum

The 9x19mm Parabellum, also known as the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes ? Feu Portatives or 9 mm NATO by NATO, is a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German Empire weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger P08 pistol pistol....
1951-1981
Beretta M92FS
Beretta 92

The Beretta 92 is a series of semi-automatic pistols designed and manufactured by Beretta of Italy. The model 92 was designed in 1972 and production of many variants in different calibers continues today....
Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1981-Present


Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....


Type 94 1835
FirearmTypeCalibreService
Meiji Type 26
Type 26 revolver

was the first modern pistol adopted by the Imperial Japanese Army. It was developed at the Koishikawa Arsenal and is named for its year of adoption in the Japanese dating system ....
Revolver9mm Meiji1893-1925
Nambu Type 14
Type 14 8 mm Nambu Pistol

is a semi-automatic pistol chambered for 8x22mm Nambu and used by the Japanese during World War II....
Semi-Automatic8mm Nambu1915-1945
Nambu Type 94
Type 94 8 mm Pistol

The Type 94 8 mm Pistol was a small and light-weight semi-automatic pistol, produced in large numbers by Japan prior to and during the Second World War....
Semi-Automatic8mm Nambu1934-1945
Sig P226
SIG P226

The SIG Sauer P226 is a full-sized, service type pistol chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W and .357 SIG. Its design is based on the SIG P220....
Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum
9 mm Luger Parabellum

The 9x19mm Parabellum, also known as the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes ? Feu Portatives or 9 mm NATO by NATO, is a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German Empire weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger P08 pistol pistol....
1985-Present


Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....


FirearmTypeCalibreService
Lefaucheux M1864Revolver11mm Lefaucheux1864-1930
Nagant M1883Revolver9mm Nagant1883-1894
Nagant M1893
Nagant M1895

The Nagant M1895 Revolver was a seven-shot, gas-seal revolver designed and produced by Belgian industrialist Nagant for Tsarist Russia. The Nagant M1895 was chambered for a proprietary cartridge, 7.62x38R, and featured an unusual "gas-seal" system in which the cylinder moved forward when the gun was cocked to close the gap between the cylinde...
Revolver7.5mm Swedish Nagant1893-1940
Kongsberg M1914
Kongsberg Colt

The Kongsberg Colt is a name used for Colt's Manufacturing Company M1911 Colt pistol pistols produced under license by the Norwegian factory Kongsberg Gruppen....
Pistol.45 ACP
.45 ACP

The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a rim pistol Cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt Firearms semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 Colt pistol pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911....
1914-1945
Browning Hi-Power
Browning Hi-Power

The Browning Hi-Power is a single action, 9x19mm Parabellum semi-automatic firearm pistol. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by American firearms inventor John Browning, and later patented by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal of Herstal, Belgium....
Pistol9mm Parabellum
9 mm Luger Parabellum

The 9x19mm Parabellum, also known as the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes ? Feu Portatives or 9 mm NATO by NATO, is a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German Empire weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger P08 pistol pistol....
1940-19??
Walther P38Pistol9mm Parabellum
9 mm Luger Parabellum

The 9x19mm Parabellum, also known as the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes ? Feu Portatives or 9 mm NATO by NATO, is a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German Empire weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger P08 pistol pistol....
1948-19??
Glock P80Pistol9mm Parabellum
9 mm Luger Parabellum

The 9x19mm Parabellum, also known as the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes ? Feu Portatives or 9 mm NATO by NATO, is a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German Empire weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger P08 pistol pistol....
1988-Present


Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
/Soviet Union
Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....


FirearmTypeCalibreService
Smith & Wesson No. 3
Smith & Wesson No. 3 Revolver

The Smith & Wesson No. 3 Revolver was a single-action, cartridge-firing, top-break revolver produced by Smith & Wesson from 1870 to the late 1880s, and again recently as a reproduction by Smith & Wesson themselves, Armi San Marco, and Uberti....
Revolver.44 Russian1873-1895
Nagant M1895
Nagant M1895

The Nagant M1895 Revolver was a seven-shot, gas-seal revolver designed and produced by Belgian industrialist Nagant for Tsarist Russia. The Nagant M1895 was chambered for a proprietary cartridge, 7.62x38R, and featured an unusual "gas-seal" system in which the cylinder moved forward when the gun was cocked to close the gap between the cylinde...
Revolver7.62x38R1895-1950
Tokarev TT-33Semi-Automatic7.62x25 Tokarev1933-1951
Makarov PM
Makarov PM

The Makarov PM is a semi-automatic pistol designed in the late 1940s, by Nikolay Makarov, and was the Soviet Union's standard military side arm from 1951-1991....
Semi-Automatic9x18 Makarov1951-Present
Stechkin APS
Stechkin APS

The Stechkin APS is a Russian selective fire machine pistol. It bears the name of its developer, Igor Stechkin....
Selective-fire9x18 Makarov1951-1975
Yarygin PYaSemi-Automatic9mm Parabellum +P+
Overpressure ammunition

Overpressure ammunition, commonly designated as +P or +P+, is small arms ammunition that has been loaded to a higher internal pressure than is standard for ammunition of its caliber , but less than the pressures generated by a proof shot....
2003-Present


Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....

Husqvarna M1907 1777
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FirearmTypeCalibreService
Revolver m/1887
Nagant M1895

The Nagant M1895 Revolver was a seven-shot, gas-seal revolver designed and produced by Belgian industrialist Nagant for Tsarist Russia. The Nagant M1895 was chambered for a proprietary cartridge, 7.62x38R, and featured an unusual "gas-seal" system in which the cylinder moved forward when the gun was cocked to close the gap between the cylinde...
Revolver7.5 mm Swedish Nagant1887-1945
Pistol m/07
FN Model 1903

The FN Model 1903, or Browning No.2 was a self-loading semi-automatic pistol engineered by John Browning and made by Fabrique Nationale. It was introduced in 1903 and fired the 9 x 20 mm SR Browning Long cartridge....
Semi-Automatic9mm Browning Long1916-1988
Pistol m/39Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum
9 mm Luger Parabellum

The 9x19mm Parabellum, also known as the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes ? Feu Portatives or 9 mm NATO by NATO, is a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German Empire weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger P08 pistol pistol....
1939-19??
Pistol m/40
Lahti L-35

Lahti L-35 is a pistol designed by Finland Aimo Lahti that was produced between 1935 and 1952. About 9000 pistols were made in four production series....
Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1940-1988
Pistol 88Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1988-Present
Pistol 88BSemi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1988-Present


Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 


FirearmTypeCalibreService
Ordonnanzrevolver 1872Revolver10.4mm Swiss rimfire1872-1878
Ordonnanzrevolver 1878Revolver10.4mm Swiss centrefire1878-1882
Schmidt M1882
Schmidt M1882

The Schmidt M1882 also referred to by the name Model 1929, is a revolver fabricated in Switzerland by the Waffenfabrik Bern and used as an ordnance arm by the Swiss Army....
Revolver7.5mm Swiss1882-1946
Luger pistolSemi-Automatic7.65 Parabellum
7.65x22mm Parabellum

The 7.65x21mm Parabellum was a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1898 by Germany arms manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitions Fabriken for their new Luger pistol....
1900-1949
SIG P210
SIG P210

The SIG P210 is a locked breech Semi-automatic self-loading pistol designed and manufactured in Neuhausen am Rheinfall by Swiss Arms formerly Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft ....
Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1949-Present
Walther PPK
Walther PPK

The Walther PP series pistols are Blowback Semi-automatic firearm pistols. They feature an exposed hammer, a Trigger #Double action trigger mechanism, a single-column magazine, and a fixed barrel which also acts as the guide rod for the recoil spring....
Semi-Automatic.32 ACP
.32 ACP

The .32 ACP pistol Cartridge is a Rim , straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning, for use in the FN M1900 semi-automatic pistol....
1965-19??
SIG P220
SIG P220

The SIG P220 is a semi-automatic pistol designed in Switzerland by Swiss Arms . It is manufactured in Eckernf?rde, Germany, by Sauer & Sohn....
Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1975-Present


United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven states situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia....
 

FirearmTypeCalibreService
Browning Hi-Power
Browning Hi-Power

The Browning Hi-Power is a single action, 9x19mm Parabellum semi-automatic firearm pistol. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by American firearms inventor John Browning, and later patented by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal of Herstal, Belgium....
semi-automatic pistol9mm Parabellum1971-2007
Caracal F
Caracal pistol

The Caracal F and its compact version Caracal C are semi-automatic handguns manufactured by Caracal International L.L.C. from the United Arab Emirates....
semi-automatic pistol9mm Parabellum2007-Present


United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, The British Empire
British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, Crown colony, protectorates, League of Nations mandate, and other Dependent territory ruled or administered by the United Kingdom , that had originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries....
 and Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-three independent member states....
 


Webley Mk Iv P1030100
FirearmTypeCalibreService
Beaumont-Adams
Beaumont-Adams Revolver

The Beaumont-Adams Revolver was a muzzle-loading percussion revolver. Originally adopted by the British Army in .442 Webley in 1856, many were later converted to use Rimfire ammunition Cartridge ....
Revolver.450 Adams1853-1880
Enfield Mk I & Mk II
Enfield revolver

Enfield Revolver is the name applied to two totally separate models of self-extracting British handgun designed and manufactured at the government-owned Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield Town; initially the .476 Enfield calibre Revolver Enfield Mk I/Mk II revolvers , and later the .38/200 calibre Enfield No....
Revolver.476 Enfield1880-1887
Webley Mk I-VI
Webley Revolver

The Webley Revolver was, in various Mark , the standard issue service pistol for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations from 1887 until 1963....
Revolver.455 Webley
.455 Webley

.455 Webley is a UK handgun cartridge, most commonly used in the Webley Revolver Marks I through VI.The .455 cartridge was a service revolver cartridge, featuring a rimmed cartridge firing a .45 bullet at the relatively low velocity of 650 ft/s ....
1887-1947
Enfield No 2 Mk I
Enfield revolver

Enfield Revolver is the name applied to two totally separate models of self-extracting British handgun designed and manufactured at the government-owned Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield Town; initially the .476 Enfield calibre Revolver Enfield Mk I/Mk II revolvers , and later the .38/200 calibre Enfield No....
Revolver.38/2001932-1963
Webley Mk IV
Webley Revolver

The Webley Revolver was, in various Mark , the standard issue service pistol for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations from 1887 until 1963....
Revolver.38/2001932-1963
Smith & Wesson M&P or Victory Model
Smith & Wesson M&P

The Smith & Wesson Model 10, previously known as the Smith & Wesson Military & Police, and for those produced during World War II, the Smith & Wesson Victory Model, is a .38-caliber, six-shot handgun initially developed in 1899 as the Smith & Wesson .38 Hand Ejector model....
Revolver.38/2001940-1963
Browning Hi-Power
Browning Hi-Power

The Browning Hi-Power is a single action, 9x19mm Parabellum semi-automatic firearm pistol. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by American firearms inventor John Browning, and later patented by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal of Herstal, Belgium....
Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum
9 mm Luger Parabellum

The 9x19mm Parabellum, also known as the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes ? Feu Portatives or 9 mm NATO by NATO, is a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German Empire weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger P08 pistol pistol....
1940-Present
Sig Sauer P226
SIG P226

The SIG Sauer P226 is a full-sized, service type pistol chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W and .357 SIG. Its design is based on the SIG P220....
Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum1995- present


United States of America


M1911a1 and M9 Da Sc 91 10188
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FirearmTypeCalibreService
Harpers Ferry Model 1805
Harpers Ferry Model 1805

The Harpers Ferry Model 1805 was a flintlock pistol produced by Harpers Ferry Armory. It is single-shot and .54 caliber. It has the distinction of being the first military handgun produced at a national armory....
Flintlock.58 calibre1805-?
Colt M1851 Navy
Colt 1851 Navy Revolver

Samuel Colt designed the Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber between 1847 and 1850 - the actual year of introduction. It remained in production until 1873, when revolvers using fixed cartridges came into widespread use....
Revolver.36 Ball1851-1873
Colt Army Model 1860
Colt Army Model 1860

The Colt Army Model 1860 was a Muzzleloading Caplock mechanism .44-caliber revolver used during the American Civil War. It was favored as a side arm by cavalry, infantry, and artillery troops....
Revolver.44 Ball1860-1873
Remington Model 1858
Remington Model 1858

The Remington Model 1858 was a cap & ball .36- or .44-caliber revolver used during the American Civil War from 1862 onwards. It was used primarily by Union soldiers, and widely favored over the standard issue Colt Army Model 1860 by those who could afford it, due primarily to its durability and ability to quickly reload....
Revolver.36, .44 Ball1862-1875
Colt Single Action ArmyRevolver.45 Long Colt1873-1892
Colt M1892Revolver.38 Long Colt
.38 Long Colt

The .38 Long Colt is a Cartridge introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company in 1875. It is slightly more potent than its predecessor, the .38 Short Colt, or .38 SC....
1892-1911
M1911Semi-Automatic.45 ACP
.45 ACP

The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a rim pistol Cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt Firearms semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 Colt pistol pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911....
1911-Present
M1917
M1917 revolver

The M1917 Revolver was a U.S. six-shot revolver of .45 ACP caliber. It was adopted by the United States Army in 1917 to supplement the standard M1911 Colt pistol .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol during WWI....
Revolver.45 ACP1917-1953
Smith & Wesson Model 10Revolver.38 Special
.38 Special

The .38 Smith & Wesson Special is a rim , Centerfire ammunition Cartridge designed by Smith & Wesson. It is most commonly used in revolvers, although some Semi-automatic self-loading pistols and carbines also use this round....
1935-1972
M9 Pistol
M9 Pistol

The M9 pistol, formally Pistol, Semiautomatic, 9mm, M9, is a 9x19mm Parabellum pistol of the Military of the United States adopted in the 1980s....
Semi-Automatic9mm Parabellum
9 mm Luger Parabellum

The 9x19mm Parabellum, also known as the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes ? Feu Portatives or 9 mm NATO by NATO, is a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German Empire weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger P08 pistol pistol....
1985-Present
M11 PistolSemi-Automatic9mm Parabellum
9 mm Luger Parabellum

The 9x19mm Parabellum, also known as the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes ? Feu Portatives or 9 mm NATO by NATO, is a pistol Cartridge introduced in 1902 by the German Empire weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger P08 pistol pistol....
1985-Present
Sig P229 DAK
SIG P226

The SIG Sauer P226 is a full-sized, service type pistol chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W and .357 SIG. Its design is based on the SIG P220....
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Semi-Automatic.40 S&W
.40 S&W

The .40 S&W is a Rim pistol Cartridge developed jointly by U.S. Repeating Arms Company and Smith & Wesson, two famous American firearms manufacturers....
2006-Present


* Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the Military of the United States and one of seven Uniformed services of the United States. In addition to being a military branch at all times, it is unique among the armed forces in that it is also a Admiralty law agency and a Federal government of the United States regulatory agency....
 Only; replaced M9


See also

  • Service rifle
    Service rifle

    The service rifle of a given army or armed force is that which it issues as standard to its soldiers. In modern forces, this is typically a highly versatile and rugged assault rifle suitable for use in nearly all theatre and environments....