Handgun

(which include pistols and revolvers, and are also referred to as side arms) are a type of secondary weapon in the Call of Duty series. Handguns usually have moderate stopping power and are able to pull off many shots in quick succession. Lower caliber handguns usually have higher magazine capacities, while the higher caliber handguns are louder, have more recoil and have a smaller magazine capacity. In general, semi-auto pistols are less powerful than revolvers.
Compared to other weapons, handguns can be drawn the fastest, and switching to a sidearm is always faster than reloading. When aiming down the sights they have the fastest ADS time, have no zoom, and they retain full "look/aim" movement speed when doing so. However, handguns have moderate damage (if it's a revolver) and sometimes low if it's a pistol with a magazine (such as the M1911) outside of their usually short ranges. The low magazine size and semi-automatic nature limits them to ADS outside of point-blank ranges. Since their hipfire spread tends to be relatively poor, the user will often find him/herself running out of ammunition should they attempt to kill an enemy without aiming. Additionally, players cannot simply "sweep" the crosshairs over an opponent while continuously holding down the trigger and expect a kill, as every shot must be fired manually. There are some exceptions to this though. Some post-WWII handguns, like Glock G18, have a high rate of fire combined with a high magazine capacity.
In the original Call of Duty and Call of Duty: United Offensive, handguns have a dedicated slot, and can be drawn by pressing "3" on keyboard. However, from Call of Duty 2 onwards, this slot is removed so a handgun occupies 1 of the only 2 primary gun slots. This change makes pistols much less appealing to many, as carrying one means giving up a full-sized weapon. However, with a handgun in hand, a player may actually run much faster. This trait makes handguns especially advantageous in single-player campaign, in which running to the next cover unscratched would often save the hassle of dealing with respawning enemies. Combined with the aforementioned ability to draw quickly, they are still worth considering even for competitive online players.
In Extinction, the player will spawn in with a handgun by default, and unlike other weapons, this handgun cannot be removed or lost. The player can choose which handgun they spawn in with.
Handguns are some of the most commonplace weapons in the Call of Duty series, with the M1911 appearing in more games than any other weapon featured in Call of Duty.
==List of Handguns in the Call of Duty Series==
===Call of Duty and Call of Duty: United Offensive===
CoD1 Weapon Colt45.png|Colt .45
Luger menu icon CoD1.png|Luger
Tokarev TT-33 third person WaW.png|TT-33 (UO only)
Webley MK IV third person UO.png|Webley MK IV (UO only)
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===Call of Duty: Finest Hour===
Tokarev TT-33 third person WaW.png|Tokarev TT-33 (unobtainable; used by NPCs only)
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===Call of Duty 2===
Colt .45 CoD2.png|Colt .45
Luger model CoD2.png|Luger
TT-30 CoD2.png|TT30
Webley third person CoD2.png|Webley
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===Call of Duty 2: Big Red One===
M1911 model WaW.png|Colt .45
Walther P38 Third Person WaW.png|Walther P38
MAS 1935.png|MAS 1935
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===Call of Duty 3===
Colt .45 CoD3.PNG|Colt .45
P38 CoD3.png|P-38
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===Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex Edition===
M9 menu icon CoD4.png|M9
USP.45 menu icon CoD4.png|USP .45
M1911 menu icon CoD4.png|M1911 .45
Desert Eagle menu icon CoD4.png|Desert Eagle
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===Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS)===
M9 third person MWDS.png|M9
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===Call of Duty: World at War===
M1911 menu icon WaW.png|Colt M1911
Nambu menu icon WaW.png|Nambu
Walther P-38 menu icon WaW.png|Walther P38
TT-33 menu icon WaW.png|Tokarev TT-33
.357 Magnum menu icon WaW.png|.357 Magnum
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===Call of Duty: World at War (Nintendo DS)===
*M1911
*Webley
*Luger
*Nambu
*Tokarev TT-33
===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2===
USP .45 menu icon MW2.png|USP .45
.44 Magnum menu icon MW2.png|.44 Magnum
M9 menu icon MW2.png|M9
Desert Eagle menu icon MW2.png|Desert Eagle
M1911 3rd person MW2.png|M1911 .45 (Campaign only)
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===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized===
USP.45 Inventory Icon MW Mobilized.jpg|USP .45
M9 Inventory Icon MW Mobilized.jpg|M9
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===Modern Warfare 2: Ghost===
Browning HP Menu Icon BOII.png|Browning HP
M9 Menu Icon MWR.png|M9
Desert Eagle menu icon CoD4.png|Desert Eagle
.44 Magnum 3rd person MW2.png|.44 Magnum
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===Call of Duty: Black Ops===
ASP menu icon BO.png|ASP
Makarov menu icon BO.png|Makarov
ELITE M1911.png|M1911
Python menu icon BO.png|Python
CZ75 menu icon BO.png|CZ75
Tokarev TT-33 Third Person BO.png|Tokarev (Campaign only)
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===Call of Duty: Black Ops (Nintendo DS)===
Mk 22 Mod 0 Inventory BODS.jpg|Mk 22 Mod 0
Makarov HUD Icon BODS.png|Makarov PM
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===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3===
USP .45 menu icon MW3.png|USP .45
P99 menu icon MW3.png|P99
MP412 menu icon MW3.png|MP412
.44 Magnum menu icon MW3.png|.44 Magnum
Five Seven menu icon MW3.png|Five Seven
Desert Eagle CaC.png|Desert Eagle
M9 menu icon MW2.png|M9 (Campaign and Spec Ops only)
M1911 menu icon CoD4.png|M1911 .45 (Campaign only; Unobtainable)
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===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance===
M9 MW3DS Icon.jpg|M9
Desert Eagle Inventory Icon MW3DS.png|Desert Eagle
USP 45 icon.PNG|USP .45
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===Call of Duty: Black Ops II===
Five-seven Menu Icon BOII.png|Five-Seven
Tac-45 Menu Icon BOII.png|Tac-45
B23R Menu Icon BOII.png|B23R
Executioner Menu Icon BOII.png|Executioner
KAP-40 Menu Icon BOII.png|KAP-40
Makarov Menu Icon BOII.png|Makarov (Campaign only)
Browning HP Menu Icon BOII.png|Browning HP (Campaign Only)
M1911 menu icon BOII.png|M1911 (Campaign and Zombies only)
Python Menu Icon BOII.png|Python (Zombies only)
Remington New Model Army menu icon BOII.png|Remington New Model Army (Zombies only)
Mauser C96 menu icon BOII.png|Mauser C96 (Zombies only)
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===Call of Duty Online===
.44 Magnum menu icon CoDO.png|.44 Magnum
Beretta M9 menu icon CoDO.png|Beretta M9
Desert Eagle menu icon CoDO.png|Desert Eagle
MK1911 menu icon CoDO.png|MK1911
USPT.45 menu icon CoDO.png|USPT.45
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===Call of Duty: Ghosts===
P226 Menu Icon CoDG.png|P226
MP-443 Grach Menu Icon CoDG.png|MP-443 Grach
.44 Magnum model CoDG.png|.44 Magnum
M9A1 model CoDG.png|M9A1
PDW Menu Icon CoDG.png|PDW (and Gold variant)
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===Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare===
Atlas 45 menu icon AW.png|Atlas 45
RW1 menu icon AW.png|RW1
MP443 Grach menu icon AW.png|MP443 Grach
PDW menu icon AW.png|PDW
1911 menu icon AW.png|1911 (Current Gen Update)
M1 Irons menu icon AW.png|M1 Irons (Categorized as a Special; added via update)
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===Call of Duty: Black Ops III===
MR6 Gunsmith model BO3.png|MR6
RK5 Gunsmith model BO3.png|RK5
L-CAR 9 Gunsmith model BO3.png|L-CAR 9
Marshal 16 Gunsmith model BO3.png|Marshal 16 (Current Gen Update)
Rift E9 Gunsmith Model BO3.png|Rift E9 (Current Gen Update)
1911 Gunsmith Model BO3.png|1911 (Current Gen Update)
Annihilator menu icon BO3.png|Annihilator (classed as pistol in campaign, but specialist weapon in multiplayer)
Bloodhound third person BO3.png|Bloodhound (Zombies only)
Mauser C96 Third Person BO3.png|Mauser C96 (Zombies only)
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===Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare===
EMC menu icon IW.png|EMC
Oni menu icon IW.png|Oni
Kendall 44 Model IW.png|Kendall 44
Hailstorm menu icon IW.png|Hailstorm
UDM Model IW.png|UDM (added via update)
Stallion .44 Model IW.png|Stallion .44 (added via update)
Hornet Menu Icon IW.png|Hornet (Classic weapon)
Eraser menu icon IW.png|Eraser (categorized as a heavy weapon)
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===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered===
M9 Model MWR.png|M9
USP .45 Model MWR.png|USP .45
M1911 .45 Model MWR.png|M1911 .45
Desert Eagle Menu Icon MWR.png|Desert Eagle
.44 Magnum menu icon MWR.png|.44 Magnum (added via update)
Prokolot Menu Icon MWR.png|Prokolot (added via update)
BR9 Model MWR.png|BR9 (added via update)
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===Call of Duty: WWII===
P-08 Model WWII.png|P-08
1911 menu icon WWII.png|1911
Machine Pistol menu icon WWII.png|Machine Pistol
9mm SAP Model WWII.png|9mm SAP(The Resistance first update)
Enfield No. 2 Model WWII.png|Enfield No. 2 (Campaign, and later added to MP and Zombies in The Resistance second update)
Reichsrevolver Model WWII.png|Reichsrevolver (The Resistance second update)
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===Call of Duty: Black Ops 4===
Strife menu icon BO4.png|Strife
RK 7 Garrison menu icon BO4.png|RK 7 Garrison
Mozu menu icon BO4.png|Mozu
KAP 45 menu icon BO4.png|KAP 45 (added with the Barbarians event)
Annihilator Menu Icon BO4.png|Annihilator (categorized as a specialist weapon)
Welling menu icon BO4.png|Welling (Zombies only)
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===Call of Duty: Mobile===
MW11 Model CoDMobile.png|MW11
J358 model CoDM.png|J358
.50 GS model CoDMobile.png|.50 GS(Season 12)
Renetti model CoDMobile.png|Renetti(2021 Season 3)
Shorty Gunsmith CoDM.png|Shorty(2021 Season 5)
Crossbow model CoDMobile.png|Crossbow(2021 Season 7)
L-CAR 9 model CoDMobile.png|L-CAR 9(2022 Season 6)
Dobvra model CoDMobile.png|Dobvra(2023 Season 4)
Nail Gun model CoDMobile.png|Nail Gun(2023 Season 10)
Machine Pistol model CoDMobile.png|Machine Pistol(2024 Season 5)
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===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare===
X16 Gunsmith MW2019.png|X16
1911 Gunsmith MW2019.png|1911
.357 Gunsmith MW2019.png|.357
M19 Gunsmith MW2019.png|M19
.50 GS Gunsmith MW2019.png|.50 GS
Renetti Gunsmith MW2019.png|Renetti(Season 3)
Sykov Gunsmith MW2019.png|Sykov(4/15/21 Update)
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===Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War===
1911 Gunsmith Preview BOCW.png|1911
Magnum Gunsmith BOCW.png|Magnum
Diamatti Gunsmith Preview BOCW.png|Diamatti
AMP63 Gunsmith BOCW.png|AMP63(Season 3)
Marshal Gunsmith BOCW.png|Marshal(Season 5) 
Hand Cannon Scorestreak BOCW.jpg|Hand Cannon(Season 4; categorized as a scorestreak)
Tranquilizer Gun Evidence BOCW.png|Tranquilizer Gun(Campaign only)
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===Call of Duty: Vanguard===
Machine Pistol Gunsmith VG.png|Machine Pistol
RATT Gunsmith VG.png|RATT
1911 Gunsmith VG.png|1911
Top Break Gunsmith VG.png|Top Break
Klauser Gunsmith VG.png|Klauser
Valois Revolver Gunsmith CODV.png|Valois Revolver(Season 5)
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===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II===
P890 Gunsmith MWII.png|P890
.50GS Gunsmith MWII.png|.50 GS
X12 Gunsmith MWII.png|X12
Basilisk Gunsmith MWII.png|Basilisk
X13 Auto Gunsmith MWII.png|X13 Auto
FTAC Siege Gunsmith MWII.png|FTAC Siege(Season 3)
GS Magna Gunsmith MWII.png|GS Magna(Season 3)
9mm Daemon Gunsmith MWII.png|9mm Daemon(Season 5)
StimPistol FPV WZ2.png|Stim Pistol (Spec Ops/Warzone only; categorized as a Field Upgrade)
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===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III===
All weapons from Modern Warfare II carry forward to this game; only the new Modern Warfare III handguns are listed here.
COR-45 Gunsmith MWIII.png|COR-45
Renetti Gunsmith MWIII.png|Renetti
TYR Gunsmith MWIII.png|TYR
WSP Stinger Gunsmith MWIII.png|WSP Stinger
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===Call of Duty: Black Ops 6===
9mm PM Gunsmith BO6.png|9mm PM
Grekhova Gunsmith BO6.png|Grekhova
GS45 Gunsmith BO6.png|GS45
Stryder .22 Gunsmith BO6.png|Stryder .22
HandCannon Scorestreak HUD Icon BO6.png|Hand Cannon(Season 1; available as a scorestreak)
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==Cut Handguns==
===Call of Duty: Ghosts===
USP .45 model CoDG.png|USP .45
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===Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare===
Rhino model AW.png|Rhino
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==Sounds==
Black Ops - Pistol Sounds
==Trivia==
*In Call of Duty, Call of Duty: United Offensive and Call of Duty 2, handguns have a degree of inaccuracy when aiming down the sights, which makes them harder to use at long range.
*Tactical Knife kills do not count towards the prestige challenges, but they do count for the marksman challenges.
**However, in Black Ops II, they will count towards bloodthirsty medals needed for camouflages.
Category:Weapon Types