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Springfield Echelon: Redefining Innovation in Service Pistols

Springfield Armory introduces a groundbreaking innovation in service pistols known as the Echelon in the ever-evolving world of firearms. With its name drawing inspiration

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Steyr M pistol at the shooting range — Steyr on the shooting range (Photo: Steyr GURU)

Steyr M: Developed for police services and the civilian shooting market

The Steyr M is an Austrian semi-automatic pistol developed by the Steyr-Mannlicher company in the 1990s to compete with the highly successful Glock 17, which another Austrian manufacturer developed. The first Steyr

4 years ago

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US Navy SEAL firing his sidearm at the shooting range in Philippines (Photo: XY)

Glock 18: The only select-fire pistol in family

The Glock 18 is a selective-fire variant of the legendary Glock 17 with an option of fully-automatic fire, which makes the Glock 18 a machine pistol. It means it will keep firing

4 years ago

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HK USP Compact Tactical .45 ACP (Photo: XY)

Heckler & Koch USP: A pistol with probably the best ergonomics of its time

Heckler & Koch USP is an accurate, well-made, rugged, reliable, functional pistol often used as a service sidearm. It’s an impressive pistol known to absorb the recoil of .45 ACP well through

4 years ago

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Operators from SAJ aiming with RS9 Vampir while taking cover behind the tactical shield (Photo: TRB)

RS9 Vampir: A first pistol developed by TRB

RS9 Vampir is a semi-automatic pistol developed by TRB in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was primarily designed to meet and surpass the needs of police tactical units, whilst satisfying the desires of

4 years ago

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Uzi pistol chambered for 9 mm rounds (Photo: XY)

UZI Pistol: An unsuccessful attempt to capitalize on the success of the UZI

The Uzi pistol is an attempt to capitalize on the success of the Uzi submachine gun. It was designed and manufactured with only one goal: uncompromising performance and reliability on a robust

4 years ago

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Helwan Brigadier, an Egyptian copy of Beretta M1951 (Photo: Maadi)

Helwan Brigadier: A Egyptian copy of Beretta M1951

The Helwan Brigadier is a 9x19mm semi-automatic pistol that was an exemplary contribution by Egypt to the world of handguns. The Helwan Brigadier, also known as Egyptian Contract Model 951, is actually

4 years ago

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PM Makarov pistol chambered in 9x18mm Makarov (Photo: XY)

Makarov PM: A successor of a legendary TT pistol

The Makarov PM pistol, designed by Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov in 1951, succeeded the TT pistol as the standard service sidearm for Eastern Bloc countries during the Cold War. Its slightly larger caliber

4 years ago

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Soviet Army Officer with Tokarev TT-33 pistol — Soviet Army officer wielding his TT pistol (Photo: XY)

TT Pistol: One of the most popular pistols of the 20th century

The TT pistol has been recognized as one of the most popular pistols of the 20th century. It was a clone of the Browning M1903 pistol and the very first self-loading pistol

4 years ago

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Sig Sauer P320 United States Armed Forces service pistol — Sig Sauer P320 (Photo: Sig Sauer Inc.)

Sig Sauer P320: A new United States Armed Forces service pistol

The SIG Sauer P320 is chosen as successor to the Beretta M9, a former the United States Armed Forces service pistol. Unlike the M9, P320 is a modular semi-automatic pistol. The pistol

4 years ago

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Beretta APX: A next-generation striker pistol

Beretta APX is the new striker pistol first introduced to the XM17 Modular Handgun System Competition in 2017. It was designed to replace M9 (Beretta 92), a standard-issue weapon in the U.S.

4 years ago

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U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret firing from M4 in Afghanistan — U.S. Army Special Forces operator firing his gun (Photo: Pinterest/Green Berets)

XM17 Modular Handgun System: The competition for U.S. military standard-issue sidearm

The XM17 Modular Handgun System competition was put on by the U.S. Army (with input from other branches) to replace the Beretta M9 as the US military’s standard-issue sidearm. Most major handgun

4 years ago

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Wichita Mark 40: Silhouette pistol (Photo: Wichita Arms)

Wichita Mk. 40: Silhouette pistol

The Wichita Mk. 40 is a highly-specialized pistol known more specifically as a Silhouette pistol since it is primarily designed for the competitions organized under the rules of the International Handgun Metallic

5 years ago

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