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by joebob February 14, 2003
A single action, all steel 9mm semi automatic pistol with a 13 round magazine. It was the last pistol developed by John M. Browning before his death in 1926. Design and manufacture was taken over by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium and completed in 1935. It is in service with 100 countries at present, from Great Britain to Korea.
by JoeBob September 21, 2003
A double action, stainless steel revolver chambered in .44 Magnum. It replaced the ever-famous Model 29 blue steel revolver. Availible in 3,'' 4,'' 6,'' or 8 3/8'' barrel lengths.
The cop looked the woefully inadequete .38 Special strapped to his hip, shook his head, went to his car, and pulled a 629 from the glove compartment.
by JoeBob September 13, 2003
A 'catch all' term used to refer to either of two handguns manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing:The Model 1873 Single Action Army revolver, and/or the M1911/M1911A1-series semi automatic pistols.
by JoeBob July 30, 2003
A pistol cartridge developed orginally for law enforcement, intended as a mid-way cartridge between the 9mm and .45 ACP. It's ballistics are similar to those of the .41 Magnum.
by JoeBob August 30, 2003
The famous Avtomat Klashnikova Model 1947 (AK47) is, along with it's scores of variants, the most widely used and manufacutured assault rifle in the world. Developed orginally for mobile units of the Russian Army, the AK rifles have found their way into the hands from hundreds of other militaries, as well as terrorist groups. Caliber of the orginal AK47/AKM was 7.62x39mm. The 7.62mm caliber has been phased out in Russia, which now favors the 5.45x39mm, chambered in the AK74.
by JoeBob September 06, 2003