Recoil operated firearms

48 firearms that operate by recoil operated, across every maker and era in the catalogue, each structured the same way.

IWI MAFTEAH

Introduced: 2024
Weight: 2.58 kg
Barrel: 356 mm

Lmg 25

Introduced: 1925
Weight: 8.65 kg
Barrel: 585 mm

M1919 Browning

Introduced: 1919
Weight: 14.06 kg
Barrel: 610 mm

M2 Browning

Introduced: 1933
Weight: 38.00 kg
Barrel: 1143 mm

MG 13

Introduced: 1930
Weight: 13.30 kg
Barrel: 718 mm

Manurhin MR73

Introduced: 1973
Weight: 1.08 kg
Barrel: 152 mm

Manurhin MR93

Introduced: 1993
Weight: 1.05 kg
Barrel: 102 mm

Mateba Model 6 Unica Autorevolver

Introduced: 1997
Weight: 1.25 kg
Barrel: 152 mm

Maxim Pom-Pom QF 1-pounder

Introduced: 1899
Weight: 186.00 kg
Barrel: 1090 mm

Perino Model 1908

Introduced: 1908
Weight: 27.00 kg
Barrel: Not recorded

Pietta 1878 Coach Gun

Introduced: Not recorded
Weight: 3.35 kg
Barrel: 510 mm

Pyrotechnic Pistol AN-M8

Introduced: 1942
Weight: 0.97 kg
Barrel: Not recorded

Rheinmetall RMG 7.62

Introduced: 2013
Weight: Not recorded
Barrel: Not recorded

Schönberger-Laumann 1892

Introduced: 1892
Weight: 1.11 kg
Barrel: 142 mm

Schönberger-Laumann 1892

Introduced: 1892
Weight: 1.11 kg
Barrel: 142 mm

Smith & Wesson Model 27

Introduced: 1935
Weight: 1.19 kg
Barrel: 102 mm

Smith & Wesson Model 57

Introduced: 1964
Weight: 1.36 kg
Barrel: 152 mm

Solothurn S-18/1000

Introduced: 1938
Weight: 51.70 kg
Barrel: 1380 mm

Stoeger M3000 Freedom Series Tactical

Introduced: 2026
Weight: 3.27 kg
Barrel: 470 mm

Type 26 Revolver

Introduced: 1893
Weight: 0.88 kg
Barrel: 121 mm

Very Pistol

Introduced: 1877
Weight: 0.52 kg
Barrel: 152 mm

Webley Mk I

Introduced: 1887
Weight: 1.10 kg
Barrel: 102 mm

Webley Mk II

Introduced: 1895
Weight: 1.10 kg
Barrel: 102 mm

Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver

Introduced: 1901
Weight: 1.06 kg
Barrel: 152 mm

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