page_title: Service pistol
section_title: Norway
hierarchical_section_title: Service pistol / Issue by nation / Norway
caption_attribution_description: Kongsberg Colt - Norwegian M1914
context_page_description: A service pistol is any handgun or sidearm issued to military personnel or law enforcement officers. It is also known as a personal weapon or ordnance weapon.
  Typically service pistols are revolvers or semi-automatic pistols issued to officers, non-commissioned officers, and rear-echelon support personnel for self defense, though service pistols may also be issued to special forces as a backup for their primary weapons. Pistols are not typically issued to front-line infantry.
  Before firearms were commonplace, officers and often NCOs typically carried swords instead.
caption: Kongsberg Colt.
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