手枪是军队指挥员、特种兵及公安、武警人员使用的自卫武器,同时也是国际市场上大量销售的民用个人自卫武器。作为军队的武器装备,尽管它的地位与作用并不十分突出,但毕竟是不可缺少的组成部分;对警察及执法人员来说就更加重要,而且在国际市场上的销售量十分可观。仍然是80年代以后轻武器中发展十分活跃的领域之—,十分引人注目。正如英国“詹武步兵武器年鉴”主编霍格(Ian V·Hogg)所说:“80年 Pistols are military commanders, special forces and self-defense weapons used by public security and armed police personnel. They are also sold by private individuals in large numbers on the international market. As an arm of the army, its position and role, though not prominent, are an indispensable component after all; it is even more important to police and law enforcement officials and its sales in international markets are impressive. Still a very active area of ​​light weapons after the 1980s - is very much in the limelight. As Ian V Hogg, chief editor of the Zhanwu Infantry Weapons Yearbook, put it: "80 years