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Shortest personal defense weapons

The 25 shortest of 53 personal defense weapons in the catalogue with a recorded overall length. The median is 582 mm (22.9 in).

RankFirearmOverall lengthWeightYear
1stSteyr TMPSteyr TMPSteyr Mannlicher GmbHSteyr Mannlicher GmbH282 mm (11.10 in)1.30 kg1992
2ndCalico M950Calico M950Calico Light Weapons SystemsCalico Light Weapons Systems360 mm (14.2 in)1.02 kg1989
3rdSIG Sauer MPX CopperheadSIG Sauer MPX CopperheadSIG SauerSIG Sauer368 mm (14.5 in)2.00 kg2018
4thSpringfield Armory KunaSpringfield Armory KunaSpringfield Armory, Inc.Springfield Armory, Inc.394 mm (15.5 in)2.10 kg2024
5thMaxim Defense MD:9 KMaxim Defense MD:9 KMaxim Defense IndustriesMaxim Defense Industries438 mm (17.2 in)2.50 kg2023
6thOTs-22 BukOTs-22 BukTula Arms PlantTula Arms Plant460 mm (18.1 in)1995
7thB&T USW-A1B&T USW-A1B&T AG (Brügger & Thomet)B&T AG (Brügger & Thomet)470 mm (18.5 in)1.00 kg2017
8thMaxim Defense PDXMaxim Defense PDXMaxim Defense IndustriesMaxim Defense Industries476 mm (18.7 in)2.58 kg2018
9thMagpul PDRMagpul PDRMagpul Industries Corp.Magpul Industries Corp.483 mm (19.0 in)1.60 kg2007
10thPP-90PP-90KBP Instrument Design BureauKBP Instrument Design Bureau490 mm (19.3 in)1.83 kg1990
=11thST Kinetics CPWST Kinetics CPWST Kinetics (ST Engineering Land Systems)ST Kinetics (ST Engineering Land Systems)500 mm (19.7 in)1.50 kg2008
=11thFN P90FN P90FN HerstalFN Herstal500 mm (19.7 in)2.54 kg1990
13thMagpul FMG-9Magpul FMG-9Magpul IndustriesMagpul Industries503 mm (19.8 in)500 g2008
14thFN P90 TRFN P90 TRFN HerstalFN Herstal505 mm (19.9 in)2.60 kg1999
15thMaxim Defense MD:9 CQB 905Maxim Defense MD:9 CQB 905Maxim Defense IndustriesMaxim Defense Industries508 mm (20.0 in)2.77 kg2022
=16thŠkorpion vz. 83Škorpion vz. 83Česká zbrojovkaČeská zbrojovka517 mm (20.4 in)1.40 kg1983
=16thŠkorpion vz. 82Škorpion vz. 82Česká zbrojovkaČeská zbrojovka517 mm (20.4 in)1.44 kg1982
18thCMMG Banshee Mk57CMMG Banshee Mk57CMMG Inc.CMMG Inc.531 mm (20.9 in)2.18 kg2018
=19thPP-9 KlinPP-9 KlinKBP Instrument Design BureauKBP Instrument Design Bureau539 mm (21.2 in)1.55 kg1994
=19thPP-91 KedrPP-91 KedrKBP Instrument Design BureauKBP Instrument Design Bureau539 mm (21.2 in)1.55 kg1994
21stCMMG Banshee Mk9CMMG Banshee Mk9CMMG Inc.CMMG Inc.546 mm (21.5 in)2.04 kg2019
22ndMaxim Defense MDX:508Maxim Defense MDX:508Maxim Defense IndustriesMaxim Defense Industries546 mm (21.5 in)2.86 kg2020
=23rdSIG Sauer MPX KSIG Sauer MPX KSIG SauerSIG Sauer565 mm (22.2 in)2.27 kg2015
=23rdCBJ-MSCBJ-MSCBJ Tech ABCBJ Tech AB565 mm (22.2 in)2.80 kg2000
25thCZ Scorpion EVO 3 S2 MicroCZ Scorpion EVO 3 S2 MicroČeská zbrojovkaČeská zbrojovka572 mm (22.5 in)2.40 kg2023

Ranked from the catalogue's own measured figures, the same records the API serves. A record whose weight, length, barrel and capacity match a set shared by ten or more records from five or more makers is a default rather than a measurement, and is left out, as is a record with fewer than five of the figures a reader looks for.