A machine pistol is a handgun that is capable of fully automatic fire, including stockless handgun -style submachine guns. [1] The Austrians introduced the world's first machine pistol, the Steyr Repetierpistole M1912/P16, during World War I.

This page details those compact firearms categorized as machine pistols in modern-speak.

Oct 29, 2021 · Chambered for the extremely light recoiling .32 ACP cartridge, the Skorpion is a direct blowback, closed-bolt machine pistol. It has an over-folding wire stock and feeds from 10 and 20 round magazines and fires at a rate of about 850 rounds per minute in full auto.

Pages in category "Machine pistols" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

The Military Armament Corporation Model 10, officially abbreviated as "M10" or "M-10", [5] and more commonly known as the MAC-10, is a compact, blowback operated machine pistol/submachine gun that was developed by Gordon Ingram in 1964.

The polymer HK VP70 was a high-capacity, double-action only pistol that became a machine pistol capable of three-shot bursts when its holster stock was affixed. It was produced from 1968 to 1989. The VP70 held 18 rounds of 9x19mm ammunition at a …

May 21, 2013 · There is a variation of the basic pistol that is worthy of a quick look, but is a variation that most of us will never fire, much less own. It’s called a machine pistol, which means a...

A machine pistol is a typically a handgun-style, [1] magazine-fed, self-loading firearm, capable of fully automatic or burst fire, and chambered for pistol cartridges. The term is a literal translation of Maschinenpistole, the German term for a hand-held automatic weapon firing pistol cartridges.

A machine pistol is a typically a handgun-style firearm that can fire fully automatic or burst fire. Fully automatic means that the gun will continue to fire very rapidly so long as the trigger is pressed and held.

Dec 13, 2024 · Made by Señor Osorio in Nicaragua, this is a .22 rimfire caliber machine pistol with several clever design elements. It fires from an […]