Home›Small Arms And Sidearms›Country of Origin›SwitzerlandBrowse BySwitzerlandFactsSwitzerlandSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested950 1SwitzerlandFilter Results16 entriesWeapon ClassAllMachine Gun (1)Pistol / Revolver (5)Rifle (6)Small Arm (4)Submachine Gun (1)Weapon FamilyAllAssault Rifles (3)Assault Rifles of Europe (3)Bolt-Action, Lever-Action and Historic Rifles (3)Other Pistols and Handguns (1)Other Small Arms and Personal Weapons (1)Pistols and Revolvers (5)Revolvers (1)Rifles and Carbines (9)Semi-Automatic and Battle Rifles (1)Semi-Automatic Pistols (3)Semi-Automatic Pistols of Germany (1)Semi-Automatic Pistols of Switzerland (2)Sniper, Designated Marksman and Anti-Materiel Rifles (2)Submachine Guns (1)Introduced EraAll1869 (1)1872 (1)1889 (1)1933 (1)1934 (1)1949 (1)1957 (1)1975 (1)1977 (2)1983 (1)1984 (1)1990 (1)1997 (1)2001 (1)ManufacturerAllBrügger & Thomet (1)INDEP (1)SIG Group (2)SIG Sauer (3)Swiss Arms (4)Waffenfabrik Bern (3)OperatorAllArgentine Armed Forces (1)Brazilian Army (1)Bundeswehr (2)Canadian Armed Forces (2)Egyptian Armed Forces (1)Finnish Defence Forces (3)French Armed Forces (2)Mexican Armed Forces (1)Spanish Armed Forces (1)Turkish Armed Forces (1)United States Armed Forces (1)Wehrmacht (2)CaliberAll.22 Long Rifle (2).223 Remington (1).32 ACP (1).357 SIG (1).380 ACP (1).40 S&W (1).45 ACP (2)10.4 × 20 mm R (1)10mm Auto (1)20mm (2)20×138mmB (1)40mm (1)40x46mm (1)5.56x45mm NATO (3)7.5x55mm (3)7.5×55mm Swiss (2)7.62x39mm (1)7.62x51mm NATO (3)75mm (1)9x18mm (1)9x19mm (4)9×19 mm Parabellum (3)Service StatusAllIn Service (8)Prototype or Experimental (1)Retired (8)Wars Used InAllLebanese Civil War (2)Russian Civil War (1)Syrian Civil War (1)The Troubles (1)War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) (2)World War I (2)World War II (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 161872 Swiss revolverSwitzerlandBrügger & Thomet MP9SwitzerlandK31SwitzerlandSchmidt-RubinSwitzerlandSIG GL 5040SwitzerlandSIG P210SwitzerlandSIG Sauer P220SwitzerlandSIG Sauer P226SwitzerlandSIG Sauer P230SwitzerlandSIG SG 510SwitzerlandSIG SG 530SwitzerlandSIG SG 540SwitzerlandSIG SG 550SwitzerlandSolothurn S-18/100SwitzerlandSolothurn S-18/1000SwitzerlandVetterli rifleSwitzerlandSources1. Wikipedia: Firearmtier 2WikipediaFirearm, History, Early firearm models sectionQuote, Firearm, History, Early firearm models sectionThe first firearms originated in 10th-century Song dynasty China (see gunpowder weapons in the Song dynasty), when bamboo tubes containing gunpowder and pellet projectiles were mounted on spears to make the portable fire lanceView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.