List of blow-forward firearms

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Below is the list of blow-forward weapons

The table is sortable for every column.
NameManufacturerImage Cartridge TypeCountryYearReference
Steyr Mannlicher M1894 FAB. D'Armes 1894 mannlicher6.sized.jpg 7.63 mm Mannlicher
7.65×21mm Mannlicher
7.65×21mm Parabellum
Semi-automatic pistol Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary 1894
Schwarzlose Model 1908 Schwarzlose1908.jpg 7.65mm Browning Semi-automatic pistol Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire 1908
Hino Komuro M1908 Pistol Komuro Juhou Seisakusho .25 ACP
.32 ACP
8×22mm Nambu
Semi-automatic pistol Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Empire of Japan 1903
Pancor Jackhammer Pancor Corporation 12 gauge Bullpup automatic shotgun Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1984 [1] [2] [3]
Mk 20 Mod 0 grenade launcher NOS Louisville Mk 18 Mod 0 & Mk 20 Mod 0 Grenade Launchers at War Remnants Museum (Ho Chi Minh City).jpg 40x46mm SR Automatic grenade launcher Flag of the United States.svg  United States c.1965 [4]
Howa Type 96 Howa Type96 40mm Automatic Grenad Gun.JPG 40x56mm Automatic grenade launcher Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1996 [5]
HIW VSK Hessische Industrie Werke 8×33 Polte Bolt action carbine Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Nazi Germany 1944

References

  1. Strickland, Jeffrey: Handbook of Handguns. Warning Shots Not Fired, Colorado Springs, p. 50.
  2. Stirling, Robert: Special Forces Sniper Skills, Oxford 2012.
  3. McCollum, Ian: Pancor Jackhammer. The Real One, 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VKGhqIl4Gw
  4. Bob Stoner, NOS Louisville Mk 20 Mod 0 Automatic 40mm Grenade Launcher, 2005.
  5. Howa Type 96 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher (AGL) (Japan), Oct. 24, 2017.