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| 3 Best Selling Guns Of All Time You Need To Know |
International Military - This gun or firearm is indeed a weapon that is widely used by the world community. Not only the military, but civilians in some countries are allowed to have this object.
Quoted from Britannica.com, the gun is small enough to be held with one hand when fired. Usually fires a single projectile or shell, and additional ammunition may be available in a rotating mechanism or magazine.
The gun can also be used for target shooting, small game hunting, or personal self-defense. Automatic pistols are also illegal in many countries, and private ownership of any pistol is restricted in much of the world.
Even so, there are many countries that allow their citizens to have this dangerous object. For that, there are several pistols that have very good sales. Besides being useful to use, this gun is also popular in various parts of the world.
Here is a list of the 3 best selling guns of all time that you need to know!
1. M1911 Pistol
Designed by John Browning, the M1911 is arguably his magnum opus among his many masterpieces. It is Browning's most famous design for utilizing the short rewind principle. The design of this gun has also been widely copied by many other manufacturers.
2. Walther PP/PPK Pistol
Although introduced almost a quarter century after M1911, PP Walther (Polizeipisole) and its derivatives including KDP (Criminal Polizeipistole) have also become bestsellers worldwide. The blowback-operated semi-automatic pistol was originally developed for police use.
It is also designed with several safety features, including automatic hammer block, safety/decocker combination, and space filled indicator which make it popular in the civilian market.
3. Smith & Wesson Model 10
First released in 1899, the Smith & Wesson Model 10 was adopted by the United States Army and Navy. The gun quickly gained popularity among police forces and civilians alike. The gun was also still widely used by US soldiers as well as British and French personnel during the First World War.
Those are the 3 best selling pistols of all time in the world. This gun is allegedly still widely used today by various people of the world.