A Service Pistol is any handgun (revolver or semi-automatic pistol) issued to military personnel.
History
Prior to the introduction of cartridge-loading arms, there was little standardisation with regards to the sidearms carried by military personnel, although it had been important for officers, artillery crew, and the like to have a means of defending themselves, especially as it was not always practical for them to have a full-length rifle or carbine.
Service Pistols By Nation
Firearm Type Calibre Service Beaumont-Adams Revolver .450 Adams 1853-1880 Enfield Mk I & Mk II Revolver .476 Enfield 1880-1887 Webley Mk I-VI Revolver .455 Webley 1887-1947 Enfield No 2 Mk I Revolver .38/200 1932-1963 Webley Mk IV Revolver .38/200 1932-1963 Smith & Wesson "Victory" Revolver .38/200 1940-1963 Browning Hi-Power Semi-Automatic 9mm Parabellum 1940-Present
Firearm Type Caliber Service Colt M1851 Navy Revolver .36 Ball 1851-1873 LeMat Revolver .42 Ball/16ga Shot 1861-1865 Colt Single Action Army Revolver .45 Long Colt 1873-1892 Colt M1892 Revolver .38 Long Colt 1892-1911 Colt M1911A1 Semi-Automatic .45 ACP 1911-1984 M1917 Revolver .45 ACP 1917-1975 Smith & Wesson M&P Revolver .38 Special 1935-Present M9 Pistol Semi-Automatic 9mm Parabellum 1984-Present
Firearm Type Caliber Service Smith & Wesson No. 3 Revolver .44 Russian 1874-1895 Nagant M1895 Revolver 7.62x38R 1895-1945 Tokarev TT-33 Semi-Automatic 7.62x25 Tokarev 1933-1955 Makarov PM Semi-Automatic 9mm Makarov 1951-Present
Firearm Type Caliber Service M1879 Reichsrevolver Revolver 10.6mm 1879-1945 Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Semi-Automatic 9mm Parabellum 1915-1945 Luger P08 Semi-Automatic 9mm Parabellum 1908-1945 Walther PPK Semi-Automatic 7.65mm 1931-Present Walther P-38 Semi-Automatic 9mm Parabellum 1938-1993 HK USP Semi Automatic 9mm Parabellum 1993-Present
Firearm Type Caliber Service Lebel M1892 Revolver 8mm Lebel 1892-1945 MAB D Semi-Automatic .32 ACP 1923-1984 Beretta 92G Semi-Automatic 9mm Parabellum 1984-Present
Firearm Type Caliber Service Meiji Type 26 Revolver 9mm Meiji 1893-1925 Nambu Type 14 Semi-Automatic 8mm Nambu 1925-1945 Nambu Type 94 Semi-Automatic 8mm Nambu 1934-1945 Sig P226 Semi-Automatic 9mm Parabellum 1985-Present
Firearm Type Caliber Service Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Semi-Automatic .45 ACP 1915-1948 Norinco TT-33 Semi-Automatic 7.62x25 Tokarev 1933-1985 Type 54 Semi-Automatic 7.62x25 Tokarev 1985-Present
Firearm Type Caliber Service Beretta M1934 Semi-Automatic .380 ACP 1934-1951 Beretta M1951 Semi-Automatic 9mm Parabellum 1951-1982 Beretta M92FS Semi-Automatic 9mm Parabellum 1981-Present