A Handgun is a firearm capable of being wielded single-handed. It is one of the most basic weapons in the Resident Evil series, and is often the very first weapon the player has access to alongside the knife.
Handguns in the Resident Evil series come in many shapes and forms, but are almost always loaded with 9mm Parabellum rounds. Handgun ammunition is common in the main series; but inifinite handgun ammo is present in most of the Rail Shooter type games like The Darkside Chronicles.
The standard firearm of the S.T.A.R.S. Team is the 9mm Beretta 92F, which may or may not have been customized into the Samurai Edge variant depending on the game being played.
An expert Resident Evil player might use only handguns to complete the games; knowing these firearms offer high accuracy, firing control, and plentiful ammo.
List of Handguns
- Under the name "Handgun"
- Handgun (Resident Evil 2)
- Handgun (Resident Evil 2)
- Handgun (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis)
- Handgun (Resident Evil CODE: Veronica)
- Handgun (Resident Evil 4)
- Under real-world names
- H&K P8 (HG) (Resident Evil 5)
- M-100P (Resident Evil CODE: Veronica)
- M92F (HG) (Resident Evil 5)
- M93R (HG) (Resident Evil 5)
- Nine-Oh-Nine (909) (Resident Evil 6)
- SIG P226 (HG) (Resident Evil 5)
- PX4 (HG) (Resident Evil 5)
- Personal weapons
- .45 AUTO HANDGUN (Resident Evil Outbreak series) Owned by Kevin Ryman
- Mark's Handgun (Resident Evil Outbreak series) Owned by Mark Wilkins
- Under any other name
- Army Handgun (Resident Evil Zero)
- Blacktail (Resident Evil 4)
- Burst Handgun (Resident Evil Outbreak series)
- Burst Handgun (Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles)
- Handgun A (Resident Evil Survivor)
- Handgun B (Resident Evil Survivor)
- Handgun C (Resident Evil Survivor)
- Handgun D (Resident Evil Survivor)
- Handgun G18 (Resident Evil: Revelations)
- Handgun GL (Resident Evil Outbreak series)
- Handgun HP (Resident Evil Outbreak series)
- Handgun HP (Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City)
- Handgun PC356 (Resident Evil: Revelations)
- Handgun SG (Resident Evil Outbreak series)
- Matilda (Resident Evil 4)
- Matilda (Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles)
- Matilda (Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City)
- Picador (Resident Evil 6)
- Punisher (Resident Evil 4)
- Red9 (Resident Evil 4)
- Revolver (Resident Evil Outbreak series)
- Semi-Automatic Handgun (Resident Evil: Dead Aim)
- Triple Shot (Resident Evil 6)
- UBCS Standard Issue (Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City)
- Wing Shooter (Resident Evil 6)