SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES

**Definition:** This place covers:

Small arms means a firearm which is generally held with one or both hands for firing. Small arms in the sense of man-portable firearms, i.e. a weapon capable of launching a projectile by confined deflagration of a pyrotechnic propellant, such as pistols, rifles, shotguns or the like, and details and accessories that are unique to small arms

Pistols:

Shoulder-fired small arms:

Parts of small arms:

Miscellaneous attachments for small arms; accessories:

Means for wearing or carrying small arms

**Limiting references (this place does not cover):** - Pistols or machine guns operated without detonators -> A63H5/04 - Pistols for shooting bolts into concrete constructions, metal walls or the like -> B25C - Hand-held nailing tools operated by combustion pressure generated by detonation of a cartridge -> B25C1/10 - Arrangement of guns on vessels -> B63G1/00 - Arrangement of military equipment in aircraft -> B64D7/00 - Functional features or details common to both small arms and ordnance, mountings therefor -> F41A - Weapons for projecting missiles without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge -> F41B

**Glossary:** - Under-barrel grenade launcher: firearm for launching grenades, can be an auxiliary firearm attach to a primary firearm, usually single shot - Machine gun: firearm with a long rifled barrel capable of sustained firing in full automatic mode, the projectiles are fed from a belt or a high capacity magazine that can be fitted or portable - Carbine: short shoulder-fired firearm, originally for cavalry use - Submachine gun: short, light weight machine gun, designed to fire pistol cartridges - Rifle: shoulder-fired firearm with a long rifled barrel. Rifles can be capable for firing with magazine fed projectiles in single shot mode (repeater rifle) or in semi automatic and full automatic mode (assault rifle) - Shotgun: smooth booth bore shoulder-fired firearm for firing shot at a relatively short distance