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Browning Hi-Power

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.

The Browning Hi-Power is a fantastic combat pistol.

by JoeBob September 21, 2003

FN P90

A bullpup submachine gun manufactured in Belgium by Fabrique Nationale. The P90 is prehaps the most versitile weapon of it's kind: It's 5.7x28mm round possess better ballistic capabilities than the 9mm, with greater range and armor penetration. However, due to the uncommon round and doubtless high expense, the 9mm SMG will be around for a long, long time to come, which is perhaps a good thing, with guns like the Heckler & Koch MP5.

Dr. Evil cursed his cheap gun and picked up a P90, only to be eaten by his own laser beam-headed sharks, after the frikin' thing jammed.

by JoeBob September 14, 2003

Accuracy International AWM

A bolt action sniper rifle manufactured in Great Britain. It is essentailly a scaled-up 7.62mm AW, rechambered for the .300 Winchester Magnum and .338 Lapua Magnum, both of which have greater range and flatter trajectory than the 7.62mm. It was recently adopted by the German armed forces.

British Guy #1: I say, old chap, this AW is a fine rifle, but we could make it even better. What say we chamber it in that American .300 Winchester Magnum round?

British Guy #2: Here here!

by JoeBob September 21, 2003

Walther PPK

A small, highly concealable automatic pistol developed in 1931 as a scaled down PP. The PPK was manufactured in .22 Long Rifle (5.6mm), .25 ACP(6.35mm), .32 ACP (7.65mm), and .380 ACP (9x17mm Kurz/Short). It is currently availible only in 7.65mm and 9x17mm. The PPK was made famous by it's use by fictional spy James Bond.

The Beretta .25 is a ladies' gun 007, try this...

by JoeBob September 14, 2003

.44 Magnum

A handgun cartrige orignially developed for the Smith & Wesson. Model 29 double action revolver. The .44 Mag is the brainchild of pistolero Elmer Keith.
The .44 Magnum was forever immortalized when it was first seen in the Clint Eastwood movie, 'Dirty Harry.' It has become a popular handgun hunting round, and can be found chambered in various handguns, including the Smith & Wesson 629 (and variants), Ruger's Blackhawk, Redhawk, and Super Red Hawk revolvers, and of course the ever popular Israeli Desert Eagle autoloading pistol. While no longer the reining heavyweight champion, it is far more practical than cartridges such as the .454 Casull, .475 Linebaugh, (.50 Action Express), and .500 Smith & Wesson.

Do you feel lucky punk?

by JoeBob September 2, 2003

uzi

A compact 9x19mm caliber submachine gun developed in 1953 by Isreali Military Industries. Variants include the Mini-Uzi, the Micro-Uzi, and the semi automatic-only Uzi Pistol.

I saw that the hitmen were armed with Uzi submachine guns.

by JoeBob July 27, 2003

Colt .45

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.

The soldier reloaded his Colt .45 and fired into the bunker.

by JoeBob July 30, 2003