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How do hand guns get their name?

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 9/28/2023

well hand guns are called handguns because it is compact enough to shoot without having a stock and it is a semi-auto weapon. 1911s got their name by the year they were made because the pistol was made in 1911. Also the 1911 is the longest serving pistol in the history of sidearms

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