Phoenix Arms was a firearms manufacturer established in 1992. A predecessor company owned by George Jennings, Raven Arms, ceased operations in 1991, after which Jennings retired and sold his designs t
A handgun is a firearm designed to be usable with only one hand. It is distinguished from a long gun which typically is intended to be held by both hands and braced against the shoulder. Handguns have
Modern handguns (clockwise from top left): Glock 22 Glock 21 Kimber Stainless Raptor II Dan Wesson Commander Classic Bobtail Smith & Wesson 340PD Ruger Blackhawk Ruger SP101 SIG Sauer P220 Combat
Hand cannon from the Chinese Yuan dynasty (1271–1368).
Early German musket with serpentine lock
A wheellock pistol or Puffer, Augsburg, c. 1580