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* The [[Sawn Off Shotgun|sawn-off]] ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNFsUvh078I Mosin-Nagant]''. As in, a ''[http://world.guns.ru/rifle/rfl03-e.htm powerful 7,62x54mm rifle]'' cut down to pistol size.
* This [http://www.derringer.de/new68.htm 20mm (.79 caliber) Derringer]. And a 30mm derringer is in planning according to the site. Since 20mm is considered to be the point where you start calling it an "autocannon" rather than a "machine gun", those literally ''are'' "hand cannons".
* The Taurus Judge, a 5-shot .45 Colt revolver that
** A later variant is the larger and longer Taurus Raging Judge, which can load the more powerful.454 Casull rounds as well as the .45 Colt and .410.
** Smith & Wesson responded by making the Governor a ''6''-shot revolver that took .45 Colt and .410 shells like the Judge but also (via use of moon clip) .45 ACP, and wasn't made by Taurus (Taurus has a well deserved reputation for poor build quality).
* There are a few images of a sawn-off ''M1 Garand'' floating around the internet.
* Legally in the US if a firearm is rifled and has no shoulder stock and only one vertical grip it is a pistol.
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