Handguns of the Decades

[larvatus]

My nominations for Handgun of the Decade:

• 1860s - Colt Army M1860
• 1870s - Colt M1873 SAA
• 1880s - Webley .455 Mk. I
• 1890s - Mauser C96
• 1900s - 1906 Luger
• 1910s - Colt M1911
• 1920s - Walther PP
• 1930s - S&W .357 Magnum
• 1940s - SIG P210
• 1950s - Colt Python
• 1960s - Hämmerli 208
• 1970s - Manurhin MR73
• 1980s - Glock 17
• 1990s - Kahr K9
• 2000s - S&W M500

 

[Dave85]

Good list. I'll play, looks fun. I have highlighted the alternate nominations I would make. (The 50's were tough. My original nominee was the Model 29.)

• 1860s - Colt Army M1860
• 1870s - Colt M1873 SAA
• 1880s - Webley .455 Mk. I
• 1890s - S&W M&P
• 1900s - 1906 Luger
• 1910s - Colt M1911
• 1920s - Walther PP
• 1930s - Browning Hi Power
• 1940s - SIG P210
• 1950s - S&W Chiefs Special/Model 36
• 1960s - Hämmerli 208
• 1970s - HK PSP/P7
• 1980s - Glock 17
• 1990s - Kahr K9
• 2000s - S&W M500

 

[Firepower!]

I agree with OP's list in following decades:

1860s - Colt Army M1860
1880s - Webley .455 Mk. I
1890s - Mauser C96
1900s - 1906 Luger
1910s - Colt M1911
1930s - S&W .357 Magnum
1950s - Colt Python
1980s - Glock 17

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I think that in:
1990s - HK USP
2000s - yet to judge.

 

[larvatus]

I stand by my choices but agree with the replacements as runner-ups, based on notable designs:

• 1860s - Colt Army M1860
• 1870s - Colt M1873 SAA; also French M1873 Chamelot-Delvigne
• 1880s - Webley .455 Mk. I
• 1890s - Mauser C96; also S&W M&P
• 1900s - 1906 Luger
• 1910s - Colt M1911; also Steyr-Hahn M1911
• 1920s - Walther PP
• 1930s - S&W .357 Magnum; also Browning Hi Power, Radom VIS wz. 35, Walther P38
• 1940s - SIG P210
• 1950s - Colt Python; also S&W .44 Magnum, S&W M36
• 1960s - Hämmerli 208; also HK P9S
• 1970s - Manurhin MR73; also Beretta 92, CZ-75, HK PSP/P7, MAB P-15, SIG-Sauer P220, Auto-Mag
• 1980s - Glock 17; also Desert Eagle, Semmerling LM4, Seecamp LWS .32
• 1990s - Kahr K9
• 2000s - S&W M500

 

[DG45]

How about the Adams 45 wog-flogger?