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    Personal defense weapons (PDWs) are a class of compact, magazine-fed automatic firearms that are typically submachine guns designed to fire rifle-like...
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    The GA Personal Defense Weapon (PDW) is a select-fire sub-carbine made by the Philippine Government Arsenal, based on the M4 carbine/M16 rifle, which...
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  • Vest Pocket, also chambered for .25 ACP P90: Ambidextrous bullpup personal defense weapon with a top-mounted 50-round magazine and chambered for FN's 5.7×28mm...
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    AAC Honey Badger (category Personal defense weapons)
    The AAC Honey Badger is an AR-pattern personal defense weapon, designed primarily for use in a suppressed configuration. It is chambered in .300 AAC Blackout...
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    The CPW (Compact Personal Weapon) is a multi-caliber submachine gun developed by ST Kinetics as a PDW-class firearm. The prototype is chambered in 9×19mm...
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  • shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms...
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    such information. In line with another NATO requirement for a personal defense weapon (PDW), a handgun concept, Nahbereichswaffe (NBW),was created. It...
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    Offensive weapon Paintball gun PAVA spray Pepper spray Personal defense weapon Riot shotgun Self-defense in international law Slapjack (weapon) Slingshot...
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    SIG MCX (category Personal defense weapons)
    chambered in .300 AAC Blackout and 5.56. It is intended to serve as a personal defense weapon, featuring a 140 mm (5.5 in) barrel, and comes with a Picatinny...
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    ARES FMG (category Personal weapons)
    use, describing it as a “businessman’s personal defense weapon”. Allegedly, Warin had the idea of a defense weapon for VIPs and CEOs following the numbers...
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    Machine pistols (MP), Personal defense weapon systems (PDW), and "compact submachine gun-like weapons" not easily categorized. Weapons may fit in more than...
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    concept, the AO-46 design corresponds to the Western concept of personal defense weapon (PDW). List of Russian weaponry Joint Venture Protective Carbine...
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    Submachine gun (category World War I weapons)
    Stechkin, Beretta 93R, Glock 18, and the H&K VP70. Furthermore, personal defense weapons such as the FN P90 and H&K MP7 are often called submachine guns...
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    TMP, Heckler & Koch UMP, PP-2000, KRISS Vector, and SIG MPX. A personal defense weapon is, in simplest terms, a submachine gun that is designed to fire...
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    Saab Bofors Dynamics CBJ-MS (category Personal defense weapons)
    Saab Bofors Dynamics CBJ-MS is a personal defense weapon/submachine gun designed and manufactured by Swedish weapon developer CBJ Tech AB, and was also...
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    Colt MARS (category Personal defense weapons)
    similar cartridge. AR-based Personal Defense Weapon AAC Honey Badger KAC PDW GA Personal Defense Weapon Modern Personal Defense Weapon Calibers 005: The 5.56x30mm...
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  • ČZW-438 (category Personal defense weapons)
    The ČZW-438 is a personal defense weapon designed by Czech Weapons (ČZW), aiming at increasing range and armor penetration. The ČZW-438 is chambered in...
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  • Knight's Armament Company PDW (category Personal defense weapons)
    experimental personal defense weapon designed by Knight's Armament Company (KAC), firing a 6mm cartridge optimized for short barrel weapons. A variant chambered...
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    FN P90 (category Bullpup personal defense weapons)
    The FN P90 is a personal defense weapon chambered for the 5.7×28mm cartridge, also classified as a submachine gun, designed and manufactured by FN Herstal...
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    Chauchat-Ribeyrolles 1918 submachine gun (category Personal defense weapons)
    Chauchat-Ribeyrolles 1918 submachine gun is a French prototype automatic weapon. In 1917, the French Army adopted the Mle. 1917 semi-automatic rifle made...
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    SR-2 Veresk (category Personal defense weapons)
    mid-1990s on the request of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). A weapon was presented in 1999, developed by TsNIITochMash in Klimovsk, which received...
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    Machine pistol (category Personal weapons)
    lead to the development of the personal defense weapon or PDW. Today, machine pistols are considered special-purpose weapons with limited utility, with their...
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    also have a semi-automatic pistol as a sidearm. Personal defense weapons are often issued as personal sidearms to combat personnel who operate in cramped...
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    Heckler & Koch MP7 (category Personal defense weapons)
    The Heckler & Koch MP7 (German: Maschinenpistole 7) is a personal defense weapon chambered for the HK 4.6×30mm armor-piercing cartridge designed by German...
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    QCW-05 (category Personal defense weapons)
    Parabellum caliber. The QCW-05 is intended to be PLA's frontline personal defense weapon for personnel in non-combat roles such as vehicle crews and aircrews...
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  • semi-automatic civilian/carbine variant of the Belgian FN P90 personal defense weapon. Aviadvigatel PS-90, Russian high-bypass commercial turbofan aircraft...
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    Heckler & Koch XM8 (category Personal defense weapons)
    one of several variants from a short-barreled personal defense weapon to a bipod-equipped support weapon. It also included an integrated optical sight...
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    Operations Command selected SIG Sauer to deliver its MCX Rattler personal defense weapon, which can be chambered in both 5.56 NATO and .300 Blackout. With...
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    Magpul PDR (category Proposed weapons of the United States)
    GA Personal Defense Weapon KAC PDW Mini-Beryl Magpul FN P90 List of bullpup firearms List of carbines "DefRev Exclusive! MagPul PDR (Personal Defense Rifle)...
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    etc) Submachine gun / personal defense weapon Squad automatic weapon / light machine gun Grenade launcher Crew-served weapon Medium machine gun / general...
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