The Arsenal Firearms AF-1, marketed as the Strike One, is a hammerless semi-automatic pistol introduced in 2012 by an Italian and Russian joint venture under the Arsenal Firearms name. Its design is credited to Nicola Bandini and Dimitry Streshinsky. The frame combines steel with reinforced polymer under a low-profile slide, and the short-recoil action uses an inline barrel with a patented locking block. The standard pistol is about 210 millimetres long with a 128 millimetre cold-hammered barrel and weighs about 0.75 kilograms. It is single-action only, feeds from a detachable magazine holding up to seventeen 9x19mm cartridges in a staggered column, and was also offered in 9x21 IMI, .357 SIG and .40 S&W. Features include an ambidextrous push-button magazine release, an automatic trigger safety and firing pin safety, and a rail under the barrel for a light or aiming device. Military Factory notes that it may become a standard sidearm of Russian forces, which it states only as a possibility.
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1. Arsenal Firearms Strike One (Military Factory)
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lightweight polymer semi-automatic pistol
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lightweight polymer semi-automatic pistol in 2012 known as the AF-1
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Beyond the base 9x19mm Parabellum chambering there are also forms for 9x21 IMI, .357 SIG and .40 S&W.
View the Source2. Arsenal Firearms Strike One (Wikipedia)
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