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The use of the firearms has become somewhat controversial as of the late, one common type of the firearm ishandgun. It is type of the firearm with short stock and just designed to be fired by the one hand. The earliest use of term was in the year1388 when it was just referred to as the hand gunned.

10. Smith & Wesson Registered Magnum Revolver

Most expensive gun includes Smith & Wesson Registered Magnum Revolver. Smith & Wesson Registered Magnum Revolver. The gun was also invented in response to need for the more firepower during height of the Prohibition when likes of the John Dillinger and the Al Capone ruled the entire cities. It ushered in Magnum era and was also sold at around $60 back then. Buyers were also given certificate of the registration that matched number engraved on revolver.

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9. Browning Hi Power Pistol

Most expensive gun includes It was last pistol design of the John Browning and it was made at request of the Fabrique Nationale provide French military with service sidearm. It was known then as Grande Puissance or the high power, and Grand Tenement, or the high yield. Surprisingly French passed just on it and also settled for the inferior gun.

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8. C96 Mauser Broomhandle Pistol

Most expensive gun includes C96 Mauser Broom handle Pistol. More than millions of this was also produced between the year 1896 and the year 1937. It was just considered to be the state-of-the-art at time. It had fixed around 10-round box magazine forward of trigger guard fed by the stripper clips. It had thin and the awkward grip, which led to the broom handle name.

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7. Walther PP, PPK, PPK/S Pistols

Most expensive gun includes Walther PP, PPK, PPK/S Pistols.PP stands for the Polizie Pistole and it was also actually series of the blowback-operated the semi-automatic handguns. It had exposed hammer the double action trigger and the mechanism, the single column magazine and fixed barrel. The last one served as guide rod for recoil spring.

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6. Colt's Single Action Army Revolver

It is one of most recognizable guns in world. Also known as Peacemaker, it was one of guns that won west. It was also supplied to US military from the year 1873 to the year 1891. It had seven and a half barrel, the solid frame construction, the self-contained cartridge revolver, the colored case-hardened finish and the walnut grips. It was one of sturdiest, most dependable and also the most rugged guns ever. It had the power despite the relative simplicity.

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5. Volcanic Volitional Repeater

It used to be the guns were loaded with the loose powder, the ball and the primer. The invention of hollow-based bullet which could hold propellant in base cavity changed all this. It was improved with metallic cartridge, which led to introduction of volcanic pistol in the year 1854. Both the large and the small-frame handguns were also manufactured in the .31 and the .41 calibers.



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