This is a list of submachine guns.
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Submachine gun
A submachine gun (SMG) is a magazine (firearms), magazine-fed automatic firearm, automatic carbine designed to fire handgun cartridges. The term "submachine gun" was coined by John T. Thompson, the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun, to descri ...
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Machine pistol
A machine pistol is a handgun that is capable of automatic firearm, fully automatic fire, including shoulder stock, stockless handgun-style submachine guns.
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Personal defense weapon
Personal defense weapons (PDWs) are a class of compact, magazine-fed automatic firearms that are typically submachine guns designed to fire rifle-like cartridges. Most PDWs fire a small-caliber (generally less than in bullet diameter), high-velo ...
systems (PDW), and "compact submachine gun-like weapons" not easily categorized. Weapons may fit in more than one category.
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List of PDWs
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List of machine pistols
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List of firearms
This is an extensive list of small arms—including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms ...
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List of weapons
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List of bolt-action rifles
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List of carbines
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List of bullpup firearms
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List of machine guns
This is a list of machine guns and their variants.
See also
*List of firearms
*List of multiple-barrel firearms
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List of multiple-barrel firearms
Below is a list of multiple-barrel firearms of all forms from around the world.''Small Arms Illustrated'', 2010
Pistols
Rifles
Flare launchers
Non-lethal
Automatic rifles
Submachine guns
Shotguns
Machine guns
Grenade launchers
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List of assault rifles
Assault rifles are full-length, select fire rifles that are chambered for an Intermediate cartridge, intermediate-power rifle cartridge that use a Magazine (firearms), detachable magazine. Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in ...
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List of sniper rifles
Major precision rifle variants used by snipers from around the world are as follows. The list includes hunting or precision rifles equipped with a telescopic optic, and precision rifles used by both military and law enforcement trained snipers and ...
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List of shotguns
Shotguns have traditionally fired iron, Rock (geology), stone or lead shot stored in large shells that are normally loaded.
See also
*Semi-automatic shotgun, Assault shotgun
*Automatic shotgun
*Combat shotgun
*List of bullpup firearms
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List of pistols
This is a list of pistols. The list covers manually operated and semi-automatic/machine pistols:
See also
*List of firearms
*List of front-magazine pistols
*List of multiple-barrel firearms
*List of revolvers
*List of semi-automatic pistols
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List of revolvers
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List of semi-automatic pistols
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Submachine guns
A submachine gun (SMG) is a magazine-fed automatic carbine designed to fire handgun cartridges. The term "submachine gun" was coined by John T. Thompson, the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun, to describe its design concept as an automa ...