A weapon is a tool which is intended to or is used to injure, kill, or incapacitate a person, damage or destroy property, or to otherwise render resources non-functional or unavailable. Weapons may be used to attack and defend, and consequently also to threaten or protect. Metaphorically, anything used to damage (even psychologically) can be referred to as a weapon. A weapon can be as simple as a club or as complex as an intercontinental ballistic missile.
After World War II most nations adopted 9 mm Luger pistols for military use. The most popular being the FN Browning Hi-Power, which was the first high capacity pistol, the other popular model was the Walther P38 because of its many modern safety features. In 1971 Smith & Wesson was the first company to offer a safe double action high capacity pistol with its Model 59. CZ launched its CZ-75 in 1975. Beretta its Beretta 92 in 1976. GLOCK came up with the ultra modern GLOCK 17 in 1982 and SIG-Sauer introduced its model P226 in 1983. In the early 90s, Heckler & Koch combined what they thought were the most desirable attributes of semi-autos in their pistol, the HK USP.
