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_{I realise that we've have a thread (or much more likely multiple threads) on this subject before, but they all seem to have long been forgotten. Therefore, I thought I would start this new one.}

On Topic: If your nation's military issues a sidearm (or sidearms) what is it/are they? Even if your nation does not issue it's regular infantrymen with sidearms, feel free to include any sidearms issued to officers and/or special forces instead.

The M1921 has been in service within the Bafurian armed forces for 90 years.
It is issued to every soldier, however most choose to carry additional magazines instead.




Weight: 1040 grams
Length: 298 mm
Barrel length: 140 mm
Cartridge: .45 ACP, .45 Super, .45 Auto Rim
Action: Double action, swing out cylinder.
Feed system: 6 round cylinder, loaded with moon clips.

The standard sidearm for all four branches of the Vassenor Federal Armed Forces is the .45ACP chambered FN M-13, which replaced the 9mm SIG-Sauer M11 in 2009:

An M-13 sidearm retrieved from a VFAF armoury

However, Special Forces operators can purchase their own personal sidearms, with many opting for 1911-style pistols:

Customised Springfield Armory Operator 1911, used by SAD Captain Damon Roberson during Operation Freehold

KVP (pistol)
Designer: Hans auf Sadersjö
Designed: 1974
Manufacturer: the royal merchant guild (the Sadersjö arm forge)
Produced: 1975- present

Specifications
Weight: 1.9 kg loaded
Length: 250mm
Barrel length: 150 mm
Cartridge: 15x20mm Khönungskot
Calibre: 15 mm calibre
Sights: Iron sight.
Muzzle velocity: 354 m/s
Effective range: 40 m
Rate of fire: Semi-Automatic
Action: gas operated semi automatic.
Feed system: 10 round magazine.

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KVP light (pistol)
Designer: Hans auf Sadersjö
Designed: 1974
Manufacturer: the royal merchant guild (the Sadersjö arm forge)
Produced: 1975- present

Specifications
Weight: 1.9 kg loaded
Length: 250mm
Barrel length: 150 mm
Cartridge: 9x23mm Khönungskot
Calibre: 9 mm calibre
Sights: Iron sight.
Muzzle velocity: 354 m/s
Effective range: 50 m
Rate of fire: Semi-Automatic
Action: gas operated semi automatic.
Feed system: 10 round magazine.

M6D pistol, HK 457 pistol. Both use .308 slugs.

Imeriata wrote:(Image)
KVP (pistol)
Barrel length: 150 mm
Cartridge: 15x20mm Khönungskot
Calibre: 15 mm calibre
Rate of fire: Semi-Automatic
Action: gas operated semi automatic.
Feed system: 10 round magazine.

Can I borrow some of your soldiers? They must be extremely strong...

The Bravia P74 Automatic pistol:



Draconian soldiers use the Bravia DP03 .66 caliber handgun:



Special forces use the Bravia P65

in b4 "SIDEARMS ARE A WASTE OF SPACE"

The GWO gives its soldiers a choice between the MI-P57, a selective-fire 5.7x28mm machine pistol, and the MI-P45, a .45ACP handgun that has superior stopping power. The MI-P57 is more popular in the military, while the P45 is popular amongst the law enforcement community.

Officers can get their own personalized revolvers, usually MI-R357s (.357 Magnum) or MI-R44 (.44 Magnum.)

The Almighty Stallion wrote:

Imeriata wrote:(Image)
KVP (pistol)
Barrel length: 150 mm
Cartridge: 15x20mm Khönungskot
Calibre: 15 mm calibre
Rate of fire: Semi-Automatic
Action: gas operated semi automatic.
Feed system: 10 round magazine.

Can I borrow some of your soldiers? They must be extremely strong...

Pistols are reserved for cavalrymen and officers and the heavy pistol are only handed to the strongest and biggest of them so it is far from everyone that use the heavy KVP as anything else would be silly.

HRH King George I has two arms which are indeed carried at his side.

Munathanura uses the CZ-75, chambered in 9mm Parabellum and designed to withstand loads that are slightly over +P+, just in case an AP round is issued in the near future.

The M91 Blaster pistol, used by regular infantry:



And the M41 blaster pistol, because of its lighter weight than the 91, it's issued to Special Forces, officers, and tank crews:



Of course, many soldiers, marines, pilots, sailors, officers, special forces operatives, secret agents, and vehicle crews wield old pistols from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Among the most popular is the vaunted M1911:

Sterlingport does not have a military, however the sidearm of the Sterlingport Police Service is the Smith and Wesson Model 10.

Mini Flame Thrower


Colt pythons


(It is fully silver)
"Pulse Pistol"

Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol

Manufacturer: Eayn Royal Arms Manufacturing
Model: Type-25
Type: Directed Energy Pistol
Magazine Size: 100 battery units (200 shots)
Maximum Ammunition: 100 battery units (200 shots)
Fire Mode: Semi-Automatic
Ammunition Type: Superheated Plasma
Accuracy: Medium (Overcharged: Slight Homing)
Range: Close to Medium (160 ft)

despite looking dull and un-clean, it is extremely durable in many situations and can be mass produced easily, thus enhancing quantity however lowering quality. better sidearms are used for officers.

Double action .357 revolvers for marksmen and over-under pistol-shotguns for everyone else.

Why bother making something easy to use if you're taking away it's effectiveness? Just make it harder to handle and train your soldiers better.

Besef Oranje-Vrystaat wrote:Double action .357 revolvers for marksmen and over-under pistol-shotguns for everyone else.

Why bother making something easy to use if you're taking away it's effectiveness? Just make it harder to handle and train your soldiers better.

because i do train my soldiers better, troops rarely use the pistols. hell if they are left with only their sidearm, they'll either suicide bomb themselves or shoot themselves to not fall into the hands of the enemy. the guns are pretty strong, they just aren't so accurate.



they can handle heavy weapons, that's good enough, you don't need to train a lot of your troops to be expert pistol-men when they're already proficient with rifles.

Unlike YellowApple's primary weaponry, sidearms are much less regulated and standardized in YellowApple's three military branches. Rather, a member of YellowApple's armed forces is permitted to bring any sidearm of his/her choosing.

We use the Beretta 92.

The standard side arm of all the military and police services is the Glock 17 9mm pistol:

The ASP .45 Compact


The ASP .45 Standard


The ASP .45 Long Slide

|The ASP-I 10mm Auto, manufactured for the Imperial Fiefdoms of Indeos|

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