UPDATES 2008
Note: the 2007 Updates page has been removed.
13 Apr 08
In Austrian Assault Rifles, the Steyr AUG has been updated.
In French Assault Rifles, the St. Etienne FA-MAS has been updated.
In German Assault Rifles, the Heckler & Koch G-36 entry has been updated.
In Indian Assault Rifles, the IOFB Zittara has been added.
In Israeli Assault Rifles, the IMI Galil and IMI TAR-21 Tavor have been updated. The STAR-21 (formerly found under Israeli Sniper Rifles) and the MTAR 9mm (formerly the IMI Tavor 2 entry in Israeli Submachineguns) have also been moved to the IMI TAR-21 Tavor entry for the sake of completeness. The "Sawn-Off" CAR-15 (Mekut'zrar) has been added.
In Russian Assault Rifles, the Kalashnikov AK-74 has been updated.
In US Assault Rifles A-C, the Colt M-16-Based Short Assault Rifles entry has been updated.
In German Automatic Rifles, the Heckler & Koch MG-36 entry (formerly the "Heckler & Koch G-36 SAW" entry) has been updated to reflect the proper designation of the weapon.
In Argentine Battle Rifles, the "Argentine (FMAP) FALs (FSL Series)" entry has been re-titled to "FM Rosario FAL (FSL Series)," and updated. The FMA Modele 1891 and FMA Modele 1909 have also been updated.
In Belgian Battle Rifles, the FN M-1949 has been updated.
In Argentine Pistols, the Ballester Molina and FM Rosario Hi-Power Militar have been updated.
In Austrian Pistols, Glock 9mm Parabellum Pistols have been updated.
In Belgian Pistols, the FN Five-seveN has been updated.
In German Pistols H-K, the Heckler & Koch USP has been updated.
In Italian Pistols - Beretta, the Beretta M-93R has been updated.
In Russian Pistols, the APS Stechkin has been updated.
In Swiss Pistols, the SiG-Sauer P-220 entry has been updated, and now includes the P-225 as well. The SiG-Sauer P-226 and P-228/229/239 entry have been updated.
In US Pistols B, the Beretta USA M-9 entry has been added.
In Austrian Submachineguns, the former Steyr-Solothurn MP-34 entry has been replaced by the Strye-Solothurn MP-30 entry, and updated.
In German Submachineguns, the Heckler & Koch MP-5 entry has been updated, and now includes the former MP-5/10 and MP-5/40 entries; in addition, the HK-94 entry (formerly in German Semiautomatic Sporting Rifles) have been moved to the MP-5 entry for the sake of completeness (and updated). The Heckler & Koch MP-5K entry has been updated, and now includes the former MP-5K PDW entry. The Heckler & Koch MP-5SD entry has been updated.
In Israeli Submachineguns, the IMI Uzi entry has been updated.
In Polish Submachineguns, the Lucznik PM-63 Rak entry has been updated.
In Best Assault Rifles That Never Were, the AAI ACR, Colt ACR, and Steyr-Mannlicher ACR have been updated. The Enfield XL-64 and Kalashnikov AK-47 - The Prototypes have been added.
In Best Handguns That Never Were, the Colt SCAMP was updated. The "Gyrojet Pistol" entry was replaced with the "MBA Gyrojet Pistol" entry, and updated. The Heckler & Koch HK-45 entry has been temporarily removed for updating; the HK-45 is now on the market and will reappear in German Pistols H-K in the future.
In Best Submachineguns That Never Were, the Hecker & Koch HK-54A1 and the Heckler & Koch SMG I/SMG II/MP-2000 were added. (This replaces the former MP-2000 entry.)
11 Feb 08
In Austrian Assault Rifles, the Steyr AUG has been updated.
In Canadian Assault Rifles, the Diemaco C-7 and C-8 entries have been updated. The C-7CT and C-8CT entries have also been removed from the Canadian Sniper Rifles page and incorporated into the C-7 and C-8 entries.
In Chinese Assault Rifles, the Type 56 has been updated.
In French Assault Rifles, the St. Etienne FA-MAS has been updated.
In German Assault Rifles, the Heckler & Koch G-36, G-41, and HK-33 Series have been updated.
In Russian Assault Rifles, the Kalashnikov AK-74 and AK-100 Series have been updated.
In Argentine Pistols, the "FN Hi-Power" entry has been renamed the "FM Rosario Hi-Power Militar" entry, and updated.
In Austrian Pistols, the Glock 10mm Pistols entry has been updated, as have the Steyr GB and Steyr Special Purpose Pistol.
In Belgian Pistols, the Browning BDM and Browning Hi-Power HP-35 have been updated.
In Chinese Pistols, the Norinco Type 54 and Norinco Type 1911 have been updated. The Redundant Type NP-10 entry has been removed.
In Czech Pistols, the CZ-52 has been updated. The CZ-75 has been updated, and now includes the related CZ-75 Full-Auto version and CZ-85.
In French Pistols, the MAS Mle 1935 has been updated.
In German Pistols H-K, the various Heckler & Koch P-7 entries have been combined into one and updated, and the P-9 and SP-89 have been updated.
In German Pistols N-Z, the Walther PP/PPK has been updated.
In Hungarian Pistols, the FEG FP-9 has been updated, and several related entries have been pulled together into the FP-9 entry.
In Israeli Pistols, the IMI Jericho 941, IMI Uzi Pistol, and KSN Kareen have been updated.
In Italian Pistols - Beretta, the Beretta M-950 has been updated. The Beretta M-951 has been updated, and now includes the M-951R entry.
In South Korean Pistols, the Daewoo DP-51B has been updated, and now includes its many relatives that were once in separate entries on that page. The redundant Daewoo K-5 entry has been removed.
In Spanish Pistols - Astra, the Astra 400 has been updated; the entry also now includes the Astra 400's relatives, the Astra 600 and 800. The Astra A-80, A-90, and A-100 are also updated, and contained in one "Astra A-80 Series" entry.
In Spanish Pistols R-Z, the Star A has been added, and the Star BM and BKM moved to the Star A entry. The Star 28 was added, and the Star 30M, 30PK, 31M, and 31PK moved to the Star 28 entry. The Star Megatar was updated.
In US Pistols C, the Colt 2000 and Colt Double Eagle have been updated.
The Bren Ten has been moved to US Pistols D-F, and is now the Dornaus & Dixon Bren Ten entry; it is also updated.
In US Pistols G-H, the Hi-Point pistol entries have been combined into one entry -- the Hi-Point JS Series (as they are all closely-related pistols).
In US Pistols - Smith & Wesson, the Smith & Wesson 59/5900 has been updated.
In US Pistols - Springfield, the Springfield Omega was added.
In Brazilian Revolvers - Rossi, the Rossi Model 720, Model 851, and Model 971 have been updated.
In German Revolvers K-Z, the Weihrauch Bounty Hunter has been updated. (A redundant entry in International Revolvers has also been deleted. As that entry was the only one on the page, the entire International Revolvers page was also removed.)
In US Revolvers - Colt A-P, the King Cobra was updated.
In US Revolvers - Ruger, the GP-100 has been updated. At some point in the past, the Redhawk sort of fell off the pages, I guess (I'm not sure when or how that happened...), but I've updated the entry and put it back.
In US Revolvers - Smith & Wesson 10-30, the Model 17 (K-22) Combat Masterpiece has been updated; and the Model 617 has been moved to this entry as well.