small arms

small arms is a light firearm or personal weapon.

Also recorded as personal firearms; handheld gun; small weapons; small arm.

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

firearms designed for individual use, up to light machine guns

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Small arms”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1058629: small arms
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