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9x19mm Parabellum

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The 9x19mm Parabellum, also called 9mm Luger or simply 9mm, is a rimless, centerfire, tapered firearms cartridge originally designed by the Austrian firearm designer Georg Luger in 1901 for his semi-automatic pistol. It is widely considered the most popular handgun and submachine gun cartridge in the world because of its low cost, adequate stopping power, and wide availability, and a 2007 United States survey found that about sixty percent of firearms then in police use were chambered for it. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Partially Attested
Introduced Year
1901 1
The source dates the design of the cartridge to 1901; it does not state a separate date of first adoption in the passage cited.
Classification
Caliber
9x19mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Submachine Gun 1
Weapon Class
Firearms cartridge 1
Connections

Used In

World War I, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 9x19mm Parabellum
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1. Wikipedia: 9x19mm Parabellum
  • Lead, first paragraph
    The 9×19mm Parabellum (also known as 9mm Parabellum, 9mm Luger, 9mm NATO or simply 9mm) is a rimless, centerfire, tapered firearms cartridge.
  • Lead, second paragraph
    Originally designed by Austrian firearm designer Georg Luger in 1901
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Infobox: production_date
    1902-present
  • Lead and body text
    The 9×19mm Parabellum (also known as 9mm Parabellum, 9mm Luger, 9mm NATO or simply 9mm) is a rimless, centerfire, tapered firearms cartridge.
  • Lead section
    The 9×19mm Parabellum (also known as 9mm Parabellum, 9mm Luger, 9mm NATO or simply 9mm) is a rimless, centerfire, tapered firearms cartridge. Originally designed by Austrian firearm designer Georg Luger in 1901, it is widely considered the most popular handgun and submachine gun cartridge due to its low cost, adequate stopping power and extensive availability.
  • Used In: World War I, Infobox: wars
    World War I - present
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Wikidata: 9x19mm Parabellum
Wikidata Q135550, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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