Single shot, revolver, automatic, semi-automatic
Rifles, shotguns, handguns
Handguns can range from about $200 and up. Some guns are a couple of thousand dollars or more.
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It's in different places on different handguns. On some guns, it's on the barrel. On some revolvers, it's under the crane. On some it's under the grips. Also, some guns don't have a model number printed on them.
The brands that are well made are not. There are some cheap crappy handguns that are prone to breakage, but that's been the case ever since cheap crappy handguns have been made, even before polymer was used.
Yes, handguns have a serial number.
Old gun catalogs
Not sure but Taurus makes some reliable handguns.
Yes, handguns were used in WWI, and WWII.
There are only two types, long guns and hand guns.
Very generally speaking, it allows a person to legally carry a concealed weapon on his or her person. In some U.S. states, the permit only covers handguns, and in some other states, it covers weapons besides just handguns.
1970's Gun Digests