Editing Carbine (section)

===Shoulder-stocked handgun===
[[File:Mauser C96 M1916 Red 9 7.JPG|thumb|upright=1.35|[[Mauser C96]] "Red 9" variant with attached [[Stock (firearms)|shoulder-stock]]]]
Some handguns used to come from the factory with mounting lugs for a shoulder stock, notably including the "Broomhandle" [[Mauser C96]], [[Luger pistol|Luger P.08]], and [[Browning Hi-Power]]. In the case of the first two, the pistol could come with a hollow wooden stock that doubled as a holster.

Carbine conversion kits are commercially available for many other pistols, including [[M1911 pistol|M1911]], and most [[Glock]]s. These can either be simple shoulder stocks fitted to a pistol or full carbine conversion kits, which are at least {{convert|26|in|mm|abbr=on}} long and replace the pistol's barrel with one at least {{convert|16|in|mm|abbr=on}} long for compliance with the United States law. In the United States, fitting a shoulder stock to a handgun with a barrel less than {{convert|16|in}} long possibly turns said firearm into a [[short-barreled rifle]], which may be in violation of the [[National Firearms Act]]; this is currently being adjudicated by the courts.