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The 9 x 19 Parabellum Cartridge, generally considered to be “THE 9mm”, is usually referred to simply as “9mm Luger” (after Georg Luger, who designed the pistol originally associated with this round) or “9mm Parabellum” (after the trade mark of the German DWM company that originally produced this round). It was developed at the request of the German…

  The 9 x 23 Largo, also known as the 9mm Bergmann-Bayard cartridge was developed in Germany in 1903 for use in military semi-automatic pistols being developed by the Theodor Bergmann Company. These pistols were later produced in Belgium by Pieper under Bergmann’s licence. This allowed for greater production and the round was adopted in Spain…

P-08 – standard sidearm of German Military during WW I and WW II.   A view of Lugers’ proprietary locking mechanism – the breechblock is at the rearmost position here.   Commercial Parabellum in 7.65mm Luger/Para.   Commercial Parabellum carbine in 7.65mm Luger/Para with additional grip safety. Characteristics   Type: Single Action Chamber: 7.65mm Luger/Para, 9x19mm Luger/Para…

The SN7P submachine gun is designed by the Vietnam Weapon Design Institute (Viện Vũ khí) of the Vietnam General Department of Defense Industry and is manufactured by the Z111 Factory in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. It is intended to arm local Special Forces in military and law enforcement, and also is being offered for…

The story of the M16 rifle is one of the most turbulent and controversial episodes in the whole history of US small arms.   It was hastily adopted as an interim measure, but soldiered on to eventually see more than 50 years of active service – continuing to this day. Its early days were full…

The line of “2011” series pistols (STI 2011 pistol, now Staccato 2011 pistol) was originally introduced and manufactured by an American company called STI International. In 2020 this company changed its name to Staccato Inc, adopting the brand name of its latest pistol, Staccato 2011.     STI 2011 pistol was introduced in mid-1990s as…

The CS/LS7 submachine gun was developed and is manufactured by the Chinese company Chongqing JianShe Group Corporation (重庆建设工业有限责任公司). It is offered for export sales through the state-owned China Jing An Import & Export Corporation. It was developed shortly before 2020 as a next generation law enforcement submachine gun for Chinese police, intended to replace the…

The Ruger-57 pistol was introduced by well-known US gun manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co in late 2019. This new pistol is one of the very few guns that are designed to fire 5.7x28mm cartridge, originally designed during 1990s in Belgium by FN Herstal. 5.7x28mm round was originally intended for military Personal Defense Weapon (PDW) role,…

FK Brno Field pistol was first announced at the IWA 2015 exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany. Touted as a long range, high power pistol for hunting, self-defense and security, it was developed by Czech company FK Brno as a private project. To achieve desired performance, including effective range of 100 meters, FK Brno developed their own,…

Simple Blowback Operated, Automatic Action: Generally speaking, firearms can be separated into two separate classes – manually operated or automatic. Manually operated guns require the deliberate actions of the operator to extract a fired cartridge case, load a fresh cartridge and cock the firing mechanism for the next shot. Automatic weapons do the same without any effort from…

  Characteristics: Caliber: 9x19mm Luger/Para Weight: 5.3 lbs (2.4 kg) Length (stock closed/open): 418 / 640 Barrel length: 170mm Rate of fire: 900 rpm Magazine capacity: 30 rounds   The Beretta PMX submachine gun is the newest creation of the famous Italian gun-making company Beretta. First introduced in 2017, it is intended to replace obsolete…

    The Fort-19 pistol is manufactured by SIA FORT in Ukraine. It is an evolution of the Fort-14PP in 9x19mm Luger. There is also a Fort-19R variant, chambered for the unusual 9mm P.A. non-lethal ammunition. In Russia (and presumably) Ukraine, under certain circumstances it is legal to fire rubber bullets in self defence from what are called ‘Traumatic Weapons’….