Fiest was the Borchardt, about 1893-1894. Followed by the C-93 Mauser in about 1896.
100-350 USD or so
In 1884, American-born inventor, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, developed the first semiautomatic rifle, when he modified a Winchester rifle so the power of the recoil would eject the spent cartridge and load the next round.
It depends on where you are. Most states no longer require a specific gun to be carried with a handgun license, but in the few that do, you could probably be arrested for carrying an illegal weapon, because techincally, you don't have a license for that particular gun.
Modern semiautomatic weapons became available around the turn of the 19th century. Early in the 20th Century, these types of weapons become widely available.Although revolvers have been around since the early 1800's and CAN fit the definition of semiautomatic: "Firing ONE round for every pull of the trigger" they generally are excluded as it is human muscles that rotate the cylinder in preparation for the next shot. This is not different that working a bolt-action, or pumping a shotgun. If there was a revolver-type handgun that used the RECOIL of the previous shot to rotate the cylinder, that COULD be considered semiautomatic.
The Heckler & Koch USP Compact .45 semiautomatic handgun has an overall length of 7.09 inches (180 millimeters) and a barrel length of 3.8 inches (97 millimeters).
The first auto-loading handgun ever made was the Laumann pistol.
Yes. .22LR or .22 Magnum are quite popular for semiautomatic handguns. Walther, Colt, Browning, Beretta, Ruger and many more companies make .22LR autos.
There are different theories about exactly what the first handgun was, but in general, the first handguns appeared in the mid to late 1400s.
Chinese
1450
that would depend on number of rounds being fired. Lets say 10 rounds. I would estimate 10 rounds could be gotten off in about 7 to 8 seconds..................
It depends, revolvers are much more reliable than semiautos due to their simple design, however revolvers shoot much slower and have limited capacities. Basically, revolvers will fire 99.99% of the time and are easy to maintain, however in a fire fight or other self defense scenario a semiautomatic will be able to put more shots onto a target leading to a higher chance of incapacitation of the target. My personal preference is a semiautomatic which i clean once a week to prevent jamming and misfires.