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The 9×19 mm Parabellum, 9 mm Parabellum, or 9 mm Luger is a firearms cartridge that was designed by Georg Luger and introduced in 1902 by the German weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) (German Weapons and Munitions Factory) for its Luger semi-automatic pistol .[5] For this reason, it is designated as the 9 mm Luger by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI),[6] and the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives (CIP).[3] The name Parabellum is derived from the Latin motto of DWM, Si vis pacem, para bellum ("If you seek peace, prepare for war").[7] [8]
Under STANAG 4090, it is a standard cartridge for NATO forces as well as many non-NATO countries.[9]
According to the 2014 edition of Cartridges of the World , the 9×19 mm Parabellum is "the world's most popular and widely used military handgun and submachine gun cartridge."[10] [11] In 2007, Newsweek claimed that "about 60 percent of the firearms in use by police are 9 mms" and credited 9×19 mm Parabellum pistol sales with making semiautomatic pistols more popular than revolvers .[12] The popularity of this cartridge can be attributed to the widely held conviction that it is effective in police and self-defense use.[13] Its low cost and wide availability contribute to the caliber's continuing popularity.

Description

The 9×19 mm Parabellum, 9 mm Parabellum, or 9 mm Luger is a firearms cartridge that was designed by Georg Luger and introduced in 1902 by the German weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) (German Weapons and Munitions Factory) for its Luger semi-automatic pistol .[5] For this reason, it is designated as the 9 mm Luger by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI),[6] and the 9 mm Luger by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives (CIP).[3] The name Parabellum is derived from the Latin motto of DWM, Si vis pacem, para bellum ("If you seek peace, prepare for war").[7] [8]
Under STANAG 4090, it is a standard cartridge for NATO forces as well as many non-NATO countries.[9]
According to the 2014 edition of Cartridges of the World , the 9×19 mm Parabellum is "the world's most popular and widely used military handgun and submachine gun cartridge."[10] [11] In 2007, Newsweek claimed that "about 60 percent of the firearms in use by police are 9 mms" and credited 9×19 mm Parabellum pistol sales with making semiautomatic pistols more popular than revolvers .[12] The popularity of this cartridge can be attributed to the widely held conviction that it is effective in police and self-defense use.[13] Its low cost and wide availability contribute to the caliber's continuing popularity.