That would probably be the Second Boer War (1899 - 1902), which was the C/96 Mauser pistol saw its first combat use in the hands of the Afrikaners trying to defend themselves from the British Empire.
how was the fist pistol used in warfare it was used in close combat if nessasary
.32 Automatic is the same as a european 7.65 pistol round.
See website: TT Pistol The Soviet TT Pistol or TT-30 or TT-33 pistol was built by Red China as the K-54 pistol (known as CHICOMS-Chinese Communists) and were much sought after "war souvenirs", followed by NVA belt buckles and pith helmets, during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was the last war in which GI's could bring home firearms as "War Souvenirs." SKS semi-automatic rifles (carbines) and K-54 pistols were the most popular. Captured US made weapons could NOT be brought home, nor could AK-47 or other fully automatic weapons.
The first American made weapons used by the Troops were the model 1903 Springfield bolt action rifles from World War I.The Johnson automatic rifle was also used in 1 Campaign in the first months of World war II.The Colt 1911 semi-auto pistol was also carried by officers and enlisted men in the first stages of the war.The standard Machine gun was the Browning Model of 1919A3 machine gun.
The Makarov pistol was invented in 1951 by Russia and Soviet Union. This pistol was used in both the Soviet war in Afghanistan and in the Vietnam war.
The pistol that Gavril Prizip used to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand & Princess Sophia.
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Well, there was the nose-bleed cannon and the duck-killing pistol and the semi-automatic egg catapult...
The Germans used the Kar 98k Bolt-Action Rifle, MP40, MP44, Luger Pistol, Panzerfaust Rocket Lancher, Gewerhr 41 Semi-Automatic Rifle, MG42, Potato Masher Hand Grenade, Mauser C96 Pistol and some more but those are the main weapons used by the Germans.
The M1 Garand is a semi-automatic rifle. It was designed in 1928 and produced from 1936 to 1957. It was the first standard-issue semi-automatic rifle. It was used in wars such as World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War.
9 mm is a European caliber. It is approximately equivalent to a 38 or 357 magnum. The 9 mm refers to the diameter of the barrel. It has nothing to do with the way the pistol is made. It can be a revolver and used like any other revolver or it can come as an automatic with a clip in the handle. The Germans used it in World War 2 just like the English and Americans used the 38. For a while police departments used it. However, police departments have mainly gone over to a 45 caliber automatic.
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