Notes: These are modern, high-capacity pistols built from carbon-fiber plastics. The weapon is difficult to detect on X-rays when disassembled (the barrel and part of the bolt are still made of metal). The Glock 17A became the standard sidearm of the Austrian military, and various Glock models have become increasingly popular with police and military forces worldwide. The weapon sparked controversy when introduced due to its supposed ability to go through X-Rays and metal detectors without being spotted. (This is untrue, since there is easily enough metal in a Glock for that not to happen.) The standard Glock 17A (or simply Glock 17) is a fairly ordinary type of pistol, other than its construction (which has also, with time, become more common); it is equipped with a 4.49-inch barrel. The Glock 17C is a Glock 17A with compensator ports at the muzzle (which unfortunately have no effect in game terms). The Glock 17L is a longer-barreled version of the Glock 17A. The Glock 19 is a version of the Glock 17 with a shorter barrel and handgrip; the Glock 19C has compensator ports. The Glock 26 is subcompact version of the Glock 17, with an even shorter barrel than the Glock 19 and also a shorter handgrip. The Glock 34 is designed for competition shooting; it has an adjustable rear sight and compensator ports, as well as a full 5.32-inch barrel. An odd fact about the 9mm Glocks (and Glocks of other calibers) is that they are often able to use the magazines of other 9mm Glocks, though with many Glocks, the magazine may stick out a LONG way from the bottom of the magazine well!

The Glock 18, though based on the Glock 17A, is a bit different from that pistol, as it is a selective-fire machine pistol. The Glock 18 was designed after a request from Austria’s Cobra antiterrorist unit for a small, concealable CQB weapon, one that was smaller than any such weapon found on the market at the time. At the request of Cobra Unit, the Glock 18 was deliberately designed without any burst setting, and the automatic setting’s cyclic rate is very high at 1200 rpm, as the Glock 18’s purpose was to be able to saturate an area with rounds. On semiautomatic, you basically have a Glock 17A by a different name. The selector lever is found on the left rear of the slide, apart from the manual safety. The Glock 18 requires extensive training to use properly, as automatic fire results in rapid, extreme barrel climb unless a proper firing position is used, and it’s quite difficult to fire even short burst due to the high cyclic rate of fire. That said, the basic design of the Glock 18 does a lot to hold down heating of the barrel, and the strength of the polymer frame used in the Glock as well as the design of the frame means the Glock 18’s frame is easily able to withstand the stresses of automatic fire (and the fact that the Glock 18 is a limited-use weapon in most units that use it help). A variant of the Glock 18, the Glock 18C, is similar to the Glock 17C in that the Glock 18C has a muzzle equipped with compensator ports. A special 33-round extended magazine was designed for use with the Glock 18, though this magazine extends well below the grip when inserted. A newer addition for the Glock 18 is the IGP Tactical GL shoulder stock, which includes an adapter to add to the lower grip of the Glock 18. The Glock 18 and 18C are rather rare weapons; they are sold only to military, police, of certain government agencies, and it is a pistol with very limited applications. The extended magazine and the shoulder stock are also not sold to those who "don’t need it."

Twilight 2000 Notes: Manufacture of this weapon stopped as the ability to make its polymer parts became difficult later in the war.

Notes: These versions of the Glock series equivalent to the Glock 19 (in the case of the Glock 25) and the Glock 26 (in the case of the Glock 28), except for their chambering. They were designed primarily for sales in countries where the use of "military/police" ammunition (such as 9mm Parabellum) is prohibited by civilians. The Glock 25 is not sold in the US; the Glock 28 is sold in the US only to police, government, or military concerns.

Twilight 2000 Notes: The Glock 28 is an extremely rare pistol in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Notes: These are the equivalent of the Glock 17 (in the case of the Glock 20) or the Glock 26 (in the case of the Glock 29); however, the barrels of both weapons are made longer to properly utilize the power of the 10mm Colt cartridge. They were designed simply to fulfill market demand for pistols firing the 10mm Colt cartridge. The Glock 20C version, like other models with the "C" suffix, has compensator ports near the muzzle.

The Glock 20, 20C, and 29 share a problem with all of the higher-caliber members of the Glock series (those firing 10mm Colt, .40 Smith & Wesson, .45 ACP, and .45 GAP) – they all tend to have rather wide grips (with the exception of the Glock 21SF). This tends to give those with small hands problems getting a good, solid grip on the pistol. So far, there isn’t any aftermarket solution for this problem, as a Glock’s grips are almost entirely one-piece moldings that are integral to the frame, and there aren’t any grip plates that bulge out or could be removed and replaced with thinner grip plates.

Twilight 2000 Notes: The Glock 29 is an extremely rare weapon in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Notes: The Glock 31 is the equivalent of the Glock 17A (in the case of the Glock 31), Glock 19 (in the case of the Glock 32) or Glock 26 (in the case of the Glock 33); virtually the only differences are those required for the different chambering. They are popular with US police forces and are also used by some other police agencies worldwide; in addition; civilian sales have been good. Both the Glock 31 and 32 have versions with compensator ports, the Glock 31C and Glock 32C.

Twilight 2000 Notes: These pistols do not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Notes: These are basically the equivalent of the Glock 17A, 19, 17L, 26, and 34, except that they are chambered for the .40 Smith & Wesson cartridge. They are virtually the same as those 9mm-firing pistols, except for the changes necessary to accommodate the different cartridge. This chambering is probably the most popular of the Glock pistols after the 9mm versions; in fact, the Glock 22 is the standard issue pistol of the FBI as well as many police departments in the US. The Glock 23 and 24 also come in compensated versions. The Glock 35 is the competition version in this caliber, but is also being increasingly used as a duty weapon by US police officers. The Glock 24 was not produced after 2001; it was essentially replaced by the Glock 35 in the competition role.

Twilight 2000 Notes: The Glock 35 is a very rare weapon in Western Europe, and virtually nonexistent anywhere else, in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Kolibri

Notes: The Kolibri (Hummingbird) was designed for ladies' self-defense near the turn of the century. It is believed to be the smallest handgun ever built, designed for the tiny purses that women were carrying at the time. They remain the smallest semiautomatic handguns ever made. The Kolibri requires tiny rounds, which are unfortunately underpowered and cause little more than annoying damage. Today, Kolibris are the province of those who collect exotic antique weapons; a real Kolibri will sell for hundreds of times the game price listed here.

Merc 2000 Notes: In Merc 2000, a good adventure could revolve around recovering one of these rare antiques.

Notes: Now virtually a collector’s item, the only place the M-1900 or the 1905 might now show up being used as a weapon is some out-of-the-way places in South America, where the ammunition and spare parts are still being made. The craftsmanship and quality were so good that most surviving examples of this pistol still work quite well. It is unusual for a pistol in that the operation is by delayed blowback, something normally found in heavier battle rifles or automatic rifles. The magazine is in the grip, but it is not removable; the slide is pulled back instead, and a charger of cartridges inserted from the top. The differences between the M-1900 and the M-1905 are in the magazine, which is larger in the M-1905, and the rear sight, which is above the chamber in the M-1900 and rear of the slide on the 1905 to give a longer sight radius.

Notes: This pistol was originally designed in 1896, but not produced until 1903. It is regarded as an attractive weapon, with an expensive, high-quality finish, but it was up against too much competition from other pistols of the period and thus did not get much acceptance. In addition, the M-1903 was not designed strongly enough for the power of the ammunition it used, and could be unreliable. They passed out of service and into civilian hands quickly; a few survive to this day. Many hunters have added scopes and stocks and used them as hunting weapons.

Notes: The Roth-Steyr was the first automatic pistol to be adopted by any major world army, having been adopted by Austria-Hungary in 1908. It continued to be used as late as the 1940s by Italian troops, and some can still be found in use in obscure parts of the Balkans. The short recoil system used by the Roth-Steyr is very complicated, involving, among other things, a rotating barrel and a telescoping bolt. (I’ve seen it described in one book as "screwy.") Despite the strange operation, over 90,000 were produced, and it is a reliable and robust weapon that still functions well.

Notes: The roots of the GB go all the way back to the late 1960s, when a Steyr came up with an idea for a high-capacity handgun for use by Austrian armed forces. This design took nearly ten years for Steyr to get right, and by then, the Austrian military wasn’t looking for a new service pistol and Steyr could not interest any other military or police forces in the P-18.

Steyr also had a parallel development at the time – the Pi-18. The Pi-18 was selective-fire machine pistol version, with the operation reworked into a delayed blowback mechanism using gas delay, and the barrel and slide fit together to form a sort of piston. The hammer was an external loop-type, with a selector lever mounted on the slide that allowed safe, semiautomatic, and automatic fire modes. The heel of the grip was slotted to accepted a skeletonized metal stock to help stabilize the Pi-18 in automatic (or semiautomatic, for that matter) fire. Extended magazines were also developed for use with the Pi-18, and the end of the muzzle had a multi-baffle muzzle brake. The Pi-18 was also capable of automatic fire without the stock, though with dubious accuracy at best. Again, unfortunately for Steyr, they failed to attract any buyers for the Pi-18, and the Pi-18 died an early death before any series production could happen. Of course, I’ve put "what-if" stats below. (Did you really think I wouldn’t?) Steyr then very briefly tried to sell the Pi-18 as a semiautomatic pistol, still able to use the muzzle brake (which was reworked to be removable), the stock, and the extended magazine. That idea also died on the vine. (It should be noted that the muzzle brake and the stock will not fit onto the Rogak P-18 or the GB, though they can be used with the original Steyr P-18. I haven’t been able to find out whether the same is true of the extended magazines.)

The Pi-18 was then modified back into a semiautomatic-only version and a production and sales license was sold to the US company LES in 1974. The Rogak P-18 (as they were then called, after the owner of LES) were of such bad quality that they gave even Steyr somewhat of a bad name, and they revoked LES’s license after only 2300 were built for US sales (and much less were actually sold). For game stats, the P-18 is identical to the GB, but you wouldn’t want even player characters in a game to be saddled with it – or maybe you would…

However, Steyr still would not throw in the towel on what was in fact an excellent design, and after further modification and improvement, they relaunched the pistol as the GB (also called the GB-80, or rarely, the GB-18) in 1980. The timing might have been fortuitous – the US XM-9 pistol competition began in 1984, and a year before that, the Austrian military restarted its competition for its new service pistol. The GB actually finished second in both of those competitions, losing to the Glock 17 in Austria and the Beretta M-92FS-B in the US competition. Coming in second in both those competitions might have made it a hot item on the police and civilian market, and one would think it may even have resulted in sales to other countries’ military forces. Steyr began marketing the GB heavily in 1986 for that purpose, but sales were quite disappointing – the actual sales were small enough that production of the GB was finally halted in late 1988, after less than 20,000 were built. (Most people who do own GBs swear by them, however – but they do find replacement parts expensive and difficult to find these days.)

The GB retains most of the operation of the Pi-18, which has always been quite effective (when properly manufactured – quality control is essential) – an operation that is more akin to an assault rifle than a pistol. The 5.3-inch barrel uses a chromed bore as well as the then-novel polygonal rifling. Construction is almost entirely steel, with stamped steel being used for the frame and many of the parts, and investment-castings used for the rest. The contours of the GB are almost entirely dehorned. As is typical of most Steyr products, quality is excellent – and is also typical of most Steyr products, the production methods are so intensive and quality control so great that real-world prices are quite high. Despite the GB’s sheer size, it is very well-balanced and not awkward to shoot, and this also contributes to a reduction in felt recoil. The GB has a slide mounted manual safety/decocker on the left side (though the 40 pistols entered in the US XM-9 competition used ambidextrous safety/decockers). Like most double-action pistols, the trigger pull on the first shot after loading is heavy, but the typical gunsmith will find that the trigger pull is easily adjustable (though it is not generally user-adjustable). The GB was one of the first pistols on the market to use the now-familiar 3-dot-type sights, and these sights are also designed with a wide rear sight notch to allow for quick target acquisition.

A very minor variant of the GB is chambered for 9x21mm cartridges. It is considered a minor variant only due to very small numbers in which it was produced; originally, Steyr intended to build larger numbers, had the GB taken off more on the world market. In general, the Steyr P-18, Rogak P-18, and GB are otherwise identical for game purposes.

Notes: This is perhaps one of the most reliable and robust service pistols ever made; most of them are still perfectly serviceable and useable today. It was originally produced to serve alongside the Roth-Steyr, and continued in service use until after World War 2. Originally chambered in 9mm Steyr, many were rechambered for 9mm Parabellum after Austria was absorbed into the Third Reich by the Nazis in 1938. The operation is derivative of the Roth-Steyr, but greatly simplified. Other users included Romania and Chile, where they still serve today. They can also be found all over Europe in civilian hands.

Notes: The Steyr M and S are modern polymer-frame-pistols that feature a key-activated interlock to make the pistols safe for storage (even when loaded). The sights are accurate and easy to use, even by beginners. The weapons have chamber loaded indicators and a tactical rail for lights or other aiming devices. (This rail is, unfortunately, not compatible with very many devices.) The M is a full-sized weapon, while the S is a compact model.

In 2003, Steyr redesigned the M-series of pistols. (The compact S-series was not redesigned, and Steyr has no plans to do so.) The safety is improved so that it is easier to operate, the grip is redesigned to make it more comfortable and ergonomic, and the proprietary tactical rail has been replaced with a MIL-STD-1913 rail. It is otherwise identical to the standard Model M for game purposes.

2006 brought a further-improved version of the M-series, called the M-A1. This version features a more comfortable grip (Steyr received a lot of complaints from owners about the feel of the grip, especially by shooters with smaller hands or shorter fingers), the magazine release button was enlarged and relocated to allow smaller hands to reach it better, and the light rail under the dust cover was redesigned to allow a wider variety of accessories to be used (it is in fact a Weaver-type rail). The sights were given three white dots, turning them into 3-dot-type sights. The trigger guard is still squared, but not as sharply as the rest of the M-series. Takedown is also slightly easier. Unfortunately, the magazine well is still a tight fit, requiring much attention to fit the magazine into the well. The M-A1 is slightly lighter than the standard M-series, and the barrel is inconsequentially longer at 4.01 inches (as opposed to the 4-inch barrel of the M-series), but the M-A1 shoots the same for game purposes and is not given a separate line on the firing tables below (use the M-series’ firing lines).  Note that while the M-A1 is a Steyr product, it is actually manufactured in Steyr's facilities in the US.

Twilight 2000 Notes: The improved Model M is not available in the Twilight 2000 timeline, nor is the MA-1.

Merc 2000 Notes: The M-A1 is not manufactured in the US, but is instead manufactured in Austria along with Steyr's other pistols.

Notes: The Steyr Special Purpose Pistol (SPP) is basically a version of the Steyr TMP PDW, reworked into a r