Semi-Automatic Pistols
Mauser C96 ✅
The ‘Broom Handle’ Mauser. The first commercially successful Semi-Automatic Pistol. The gun that Han Solo’s Blaster was based on!
The Luger ✅
The pre-eminent pistol of the German Military for over 40 years. The Lugers iconic shape makes it instantly recognisable..
Colt 1911 ✅
Designed by John Browning in 1911. Chambered in .45 ACP, USA Military Issue during WW1, WW2, Korea and Vietnam. Only one minor upgraded in 1924. Still manufactured widely today for the civilian market. John Browning must have done something right!
Walther PPK
The classic small pistol most famously used by James Bond. Also the mainstay of the German Officer core and Security services up to the end of WW II.
Walter P38
The pistol that replaced the Luger as Germany’s Military sidearm.
SIG P210
One of the best pistols ever produced as a standard Military sidearm. Swiss design and workmanship at its best. Also ‘reassuringly expensive’ to manufacture!
Tula Tokarev TT 33
The Soviet Pistol introduced in 1933 which served the Red Arm until 1950. Exported and copied around the world and used in numerous conflicts.
Makarov
The pistol that replaced the Tokarev as the Red Army’s Service sidearm in1951. It outlasted the Soviet Union and is still used in large numbers today by the Russian Military and Police service.
Berretta M9 (92F)
The Berretta M9 and its subsequent variations served the US Military from 1985 onwards when it replaced the venerable Colt 1911.
In its civilian form it featured in many of the classic action films of the 80s, 90s and beyond. The 92F was the gun carried by Detective Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon and most famously, Detective John McClane in the Die Hard series (“Yippee-ki-yay!”).
Desert Eagle
For those that subscribe to the biggest is the best, the Desert Eagle is the handgun of choice! It can be chambered in a number of high powered rounds, but the .50 Action Express stands out as the the most powerful, giving the pistol a substantial recoil.
Glock 19
The Glock series of pistols were first and most successful of the so called ‘plastic’ super 9s. Designed by Gaston Glock, using a striker instead of a hammer and built using a polymer frame, it was a radical departure from the hammer fired, metal framed service pistols then in use.
Glocks are in use in the Military, Security Services and Police in around 50 countries around the world.
The Glock 19, a compact service pistol, chambered in 9mm, is the most popular of the numerous Glock Models.