Notes: This is a 1911-type pistol with a number of interesting features, such as a Smith & Wesson "K" Sight, a Commander-type hammer, an ambidextrous safety, an enlarged ejection port, special magazines designed to feed flawlessly, and a squared-off trigger guard. The grip has a finger groove for the middle finger. The Matchmaster can be had with a Teflon coating, chromed, stainless steel, blued, or even with a frame of a light alloy called Armaloy.

Notes: Early in the 20^th century, the firm of Savage Arms produced three pistols. All were virtually identical; the 1907 had large grip serrations on the slide and a serrated hammer; the 1915 added a grip safety and had no hammer; and the 1917 had a spur hammer and a wedge-shaped grip. The 1915 model is the most common one; in addition to large numbers of sales to US civilians, they were also sold to the Portuguese Army and later handed down to the Guarda Nacional de Republica. From there, the Portuguese models were sold off to civilians and some Portuguese and Spanish police departments in the 1950s, and they are still rather common in Southern Europe. The pistols were regarded as of excellent quality and can still be expected to be in good condition.

Seecamp LWS-32

Notes: Billed as the smallest .32ACP on the market, the LWS-32 is definitely one the smallest pistols in the world, at 108mm long complete and 0.45 kg. It was designed for Texas’ concealed firearms market.

Notes: This is basically a larger version of the LWS-32, firing the .380 ACP cartridge instead of the .32 ACP. The LWS-380 was actually first devised in 2000, but problems with putting the .380 ACP round into such a small package (it’s only a tiny bit larger than the LWS-32) delayed actual production until early 2004. Due to the low weight and small size, the recoil of the LWS-380 can be substantial.

Twilight 2000 Notes: This is an exceedingly-rare weapon, but can be found in some cases.