Probably sometime between 1100 and 1200. There was a recorded use of "hand cannons" in battle in 1260.
Germany
@1893
1905
The first auto-loading handgun ever made was the Laumann pistol.
Lever Action Magazine Pistol
S&w
The first pistols were made as early as the 15th century, but their creator is unknown.
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First made 1987. Company closed 2001.
We do not know the name of the first pistol smith- that would have been some time in the 1400s- or earlier.
The .22 Short, was developed for Smith and Wesson's first revolver , in 1857.
They are made in Taiwan. It's printed on the muzzle of the pistol