personal defense weapon

personal defense weapon is a small arms or personal weapon.

Also recorded as PDW; personal defence weapon.

Overview

Catalogue entries for arms and armour state maker, marks, mechanism and, where relevant, licensing. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

compact magazine-fed, self-loading, firearm; hybrid between a submachine gun and a carbine

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Personal defense weapon”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q738009: personal defense weapon
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