A pistol is a type of handgun, characterized by a barrel with an integral chamber. The word "pistol" derives from the Middle French pistolet, meaning a small gun or knife, and first appeared in the En
A government-issued M1911 pistol manufactured in 1911 used by Squeaky Fromme in her assassination attempt of President Gerald Ford
European hand cannon (Germany, about 1475)
French Navy pistol model 1837
Colt Model 1873 single-action "New Model Army Metallic Cartridge Revolving Pistol"
An automatic firearm or fully automatic firearm is a self-loading firearm that continuously chambers and fires rounds when the trigger mechanism is actuated. The action of an automatic firearm is capa
A M2 Browning machine gun, surrounded by ejected cartridge cases
An American soldier with an M60 machine gun during the Vietnam War