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Encyclopedia > Machine pistols
Polish-made machine pistols Błyskawica and Kis, distant derivates of the British Sten
Polish-made machine pistols Błyskawica and Kis, distant derivates of the British Sten

A machine pistol shares several properties of the semi-automatic handgun and the sub-machine gun. Machine pistols are ordinarily magazine-fed and self-cocking. Such a pistol is designed to be held and used in a single hand but almost always requires the use of both hands to control. Image File history File links Kis and Blyskawica machine pistols File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Kis and Blyskawica machine pistols File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Błyskawica Machine Pistol Maker: Krajowa Armia workshops, World War II Caliber: 9mm parabellum Action: Blowback Capacity: 32 Length (stock extended): 630 mm (24. ... In Egyptian mythology, Kis was the patron god of Cusae. ... Sten Gun Type Service sub-machine gun Nationality United Kingdom Era World War II Platform Individual Target Personnel History Date of design 1941 Production period 1941 - Service duration 1941 - early 1960s Operators United Kingdom, Commonwealth, Partisans War service World War II, Korean War, Specifications Type select-fire sub machine... A semi-automatic handgun is one which fires a single round every time that the trigger is pulled until its ammunition is exhausted. ... A submachine gun is a firearm which combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the ammunition of a pistol, and is between the two in weight and size. ...


The term "machine pistol" is a literal translation of Maschinenpistole, the German term for the sub-machine gun. The term existed previously to describe automatic pistols. Today it is more often used to describe very small sub-machine guns such as the MAC-10 and the Mini- and Micro-Uzi, although the line between machine pistols and sub-machine guns is quite blurry. Additionally, some fully automatic handguns such as the GLOCK 18 and the obsolete Mauser 1932 or Model 712 would qualify as machine pistols. A pistol or handgun is a usually small, projectile weapon, normally fired with one hand. ... A submachine gun is a firearm which combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the ammunition of a pistol, and is between the two in weight and size. ... The Military Armament Corporation Model 10 or MAC-10 is a blowback-operated select-fire submachine gun (more specifically a machine pistol) developed by Gordon B. Ingram in 1964. ... The Uzi SMG The Uzi is a compact, boxy, light-weight submachine gun. ... A pistol is a usually small, projectile weapon, normally fired with one hand. ... The GLOCK 18 is a handgun manufactured by GLOCK. It is a GLOCK 17 with a mode of fire selection switch on its slide that enables it to fire in semi-automatic or fully-automatic modes. ... Mauser is the common name of German arms manufacturer Mauser-Werke Oberndorf Waffensysteme GmbH, as well as the line of bolt action rifles they built for the German armed forces. ... A pistol is a usually small, projectile weapon, normally fired with one hand. ...


While there is really no single trait thats defines the gray-area of the type, having a magazine within the grip, no stock, and automatic fire, are key features of things commonly called machine pistols.


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