They were the weapons the Allies and the Germans used during the war. They were the major cause of fatalities. Without them, the war would probably have been much smaller and not have made much sense.
WWII Japan made one or two military type (style) revolvers, and the rest were semi-automatic Nambu pistols during the war, mostly in 8mm caliber. Single shot pistols are either antique muzzle loaders or special cartridge firing "target" pistols. Hardly no military during WWII had need of single shot pistols.
This weapon was carried by infantry officers, tank crews and pilots. There were no significant innovations from those pistols used in World War 1.
Yeah they are like the kimber of the airsoft world
automated sling shot
27 Including pistols.
No way of knowing, since the records of many countries were lost during the war. The US alone produced MILLIONS of rifles, shotguns, pistols and machineguns.
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estimated 20 million pistols and rifles
pistols machine guns and rifles
No specific term of reference. There are semi auto pistols that fire rifle cartridges, and are much more powerful than standard pistols.
The railroad manufacturer Union Switch & Signal built .45 pistols for the US Army in WWII.
Germany had thirty to forty different weapons in World War I. Some of these were artillery, pistols, special weapons such as a flame thrower, machine guns and ships.