The Pistole Parabellum or Parabellum-Pistole, commonly known as just the Luger or Luger P08, is a toggle-locked recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol. The Luger was produced in several models and by several nations from 1898 to 1949.
Wehrmacht P08 ordnance model (Collection Paul Regnier, Lausanne, Switzerland)
Cutaway drawing of the Luger pistol from Georg Luger's 1908 9mm patent.
Toggle-lock action with the knee joint bent upwards
Luger Model 1900 pistol carbine
A semi-automatic pistol is a handgun that automatically ejects and loads cartridges in its chamber after every shot fired. Only one round of ammunition is fired each time the trigger is pulled, as the pistol's fire control group disconnects the trigger mechanism from the firing pin/striker until the trigger has been released and reset.
A Glock 22 semi-automatic pistol chambered in .40 S&W with a tactical light mounted below its barrel.
A Smith & Wesson CS45 double-action/single-action pistol, chambered in .45 ACP
A Mauser C96 Red 9 chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum
A Colt M1911 made in 1917, chambered in .45 ACP