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List of blow-forward firearms

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Below is the list of blow-forward weapons

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Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Type Country Year Reference
Steyr Mannlicher M1894 FAB. D'Armes 7.63 mm Mannlicher
7.65×21mm Mannlicher
7.65×21mm Parabellum 		Semi-automatic pistol  Austria-Hungary 1894
Schwarzlose Model 1908 7.65mm Browning Semi-automatic pistol  German Empire 1908
Hino Komuro M1908 Pistol Komuro Juhou Seisakusho .25 ACP
.32 ACP
8×22mm Nambu 		Semi-automatic pistol  Empire of Japan 1903
Pancor Jackhammer Pancor Corporation 12 gauge Bullpup automatic shotgun  United States 1984
Mk 20 Mod 0 grenade launcher NOS Louisville 40x46mm SR Automatic grenade launcher  United States c. 1965
Howa Type 96 Howa 40x56mm Automatic grenade launcher  Japan 1996
HIW VSK Hessische Industrie Werke 8×33 Polte Bolt action carbine  Nazi Germany 1944

References

  1. Strickland, Jeffrey: Handbook of Handguns. Warning Shots Not Fired, Colorado Springs, p. 50.
  2. Stirling, Robert: Special Foreces 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.
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