Cartridge 0.380in SAA ball, length 10.25in, barrel 5in, weight 1.7lb, muzzle velocity 600ft per second, chamber capacity 6 rounds.  Design originated in the 1920's by Webley and Scott with the production version being made by the Royal Arms Factory Enfield Lock.  Pistol remained in service until the 1960's. 

Cartridge 0.380in SAA ball, length 10.5in, barrel 5in, weight 1.7lb, muzzle velocity 600ft per second, chamber capacity 6 rounds.  Made by Webley & Scott as Enfield pistols could not keep up with demand.  Based on theame design as the Enfield with revolver, but differences meant that parts were not interchangeable. 

Cartridge 7.62mm Type P (M30), length 7.68in, barrel 4.57in, weight 1.83lb, muzzle velocity 1380ft per second, magazine 8 round box.  Produced in 1933 it was a Soviet copy of the Colt M1911.  Some design changes were made to make the pistol easier to produce.  The weapon was the standard pistol of the Red Army. 

Cartridge 9mm Parabellum, length 8.75in, barrel 4.055in, weight 1.92lb, muzzle velocity 1250ft per second, magazine 8 round box.  Entered service in 1908.  Easy to handle pistol.   It was destined to be replaced as it was too complex and expensive to produce.   Last Germany produced pistol was in 1942.

Cartridge 9mm short (0.38 ACP), 7.65mm (0.32 ACP), 6.35mm (0.25 ACP), 0.22 LR, length 6.8in, barrel 3.9in, weight 1.5lb, muzzle velocity 950 per second, magazinbe 8 round box.  First produced in 1929.  First marketed as a Police weapon.  Later adopted as military pistol.  There were various calibres. 

Cartridge 9mm Parabellum, length 8.58in, barrel 4.88in, weight 2.12lb, muzzle velocity 1150ft per second, magazine 8 round box.  Designed to replace the P 08.  Considered then, and even now, an excellent service pistol.  It was accurate, hard wearing and easy to maintain. 

Cartridge 7.64mm (0.32 ACP) or 9mm short (0.380 ACP), length 6in, barrel 3.5in, weight 1.24lb, muzzle velocity 980ft per second, magazine 7 round box.  First produced in 1910 it saw wide use, but was never officially adopted for service use.  Production was taken over by the occupying Germans and issued to Luftwaffe aircrew.

Catridge 9mm Parabellum, length 7.75in, barrel 4.41in, weight 2.23lb, muzzle velocity 1160ft per second, magazine 13 round box.  First produce in 1935.  Considered to be one of the most successful pistol designs.  It was strong and reliable with a useful large capacity 13 round box.  The Germans adopted the pistol as a standard weapon of the Waffen SS.  It has been used by many nations. 

Cartridge .45 ball M1911, length 5.55in, barrel 4in, weight 1lb, muzzle velocity 1100ft per second, no magazine but space for 5 rounds in the butt.  Designed as a simple assassination weapon to be used by anyone in occupied territory.  Made simple so any one could use.   It was single shot weapon and required manual removal of the spent cartridge.  When issued it was in a plastic bag with 10 rounds and a set of comic strip instructions with no words.  No records exist on it's issue and use.  

Cartridge .45 ball M1911, length 8.6in, barrel 5.03in, weight 3lb, muzzle velocity 825ft per second, magazine 7 round box.  First entered service in 1911.  Probably a close second to the Browning HP as the most successful pistol.  With the addition of the grip safety on the M1911A1 it was a safe weapon under service conditions.  It is still a standard service pistol of the US Army.

Cartridge 9.65mm (0.380 SAA ball), length 10.125in, barrel 5in, weight 1.94lb, muzzle velocity 650ft per second, chamber capacity 6 rounds. A pistol produced in the USA based on a British specification.  Over 890000 were produced between 1940 and 1946.  It was a robust and reliable pistol. 

Cartridge .45 ball 1911, length 10.8in, barrel 5.5in, weight 2.25lb, muzzle velocity 830ft per second, chamber capacity 6 rounds.  As a result of a shortfall in pistol requirements when the US entered the war Smith & Wesson were contracted to produce a pistol.   The used a standard and robust design.  One modification to take the current standard cartridge was required.  A special 3 round clip had to be made as the current round type was rimless and would slip too far into the chamber.

Cartridge 9mm Parabellum, length 7.76in, barrel 4.76in, weight 2.25lb, muzzle velocity 1150ft per second, magazine 8 round box.  The standard Polish service pistol.  It was based on the Browning and Colt pistols with some local Polish changes.  It was a sturdy and reliable pistol.  It was also produced in some numbers for the German forces after 1939. 

Cartridge 9mm short (0.380 ACP), length 7.8in, barrel 4.69in, weight 2lb, muzzle velocity 970ft per second, magazine 8 round box.  Generally considered as one of less successful pistols.  With a long and heavy trigger action it was difficult to be accurate.  

Cartridge 8mm Taisho 14, length 7.2in, barrel 3.78in, weight 1.52lb, muzzle velocity 1000ft per second, magazine 6 round box.  Considered to be one worst pistol designs with many faults.  This did not stop 70000 being produced by 1945.  It handled badly and was unsafe due to the type of trigger mechanism used.

Cartridge 9mm Glisenti, length 8.27in, barrel 4.02in, weight 2lb, muzzle velocity 1050ft per second, magazine 7 round box.  Adopted in 1910 by the Italian armed forces.  It had an unusual mechanism which opened the action to ingress of debris, particular bad for desert use.  The trigger had a long pull.  The pistol also had a weak frame design.

Cartridge 9mm short (0.380 ACP), length 6in, barrel 3.4in, weight 1.25lb, muzzle velocity 950ft per second, magazine 7 round box.  Adopted as a standard service pistol by the Italian armed forces in 1934.  Served well as a personal weapons for officers, but too light to be an effective service pistol.  Also used by the Germans.