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Table 18: Firearms Registered with the CFR: Type and Number
Type of Firearm	Number Registered
Pistols	1 942 550
Rifles	1 286 628
Revolvers	841 870
Shotguns	453 486
Combinations	19 847
Light Machine Guns	179
Carbines	80
Humane Killers	48
Home-made Firearms	13
Pen Flair	2
Machine Guns	2
Total	4 544 705
Source: SAPS Central Firearm Registry

At present, the Norinco is the most common make of handgun being licenced, with 72 669 having been licenced in 1998. The table below provides a list of the most commonly licenced handguns by make between 1994 and 1998:

Table 19: The Top Five Makes of Firearms Licenced 1994 - 1998
	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th
1994	CZ 29 077	Rossi Revolver 26 032	Luger 15 126	Taurus Revolver 13 168	Beretta Pistol 8 120
1995	CZ 18 544	Norinco 11 309	Rossi Revolver 10 744	Luger 6 406	Taurus Revolver 6 349
1996	Norinco 34 903	Star 27 841	CZ 25 221	Z 88 13 200	Walther 11 962
1997	Lorcin 107 920	Norinco 55 453	CZ 16 837	Rossi Revolver 10 963	Vektor 8 686
1998	Norinco 72 669	Astra Pistol 39 451	Lorcin 18 750	CZ 16 641	Vektor 10 960
Source: SAPS Central Firearm Registry

Norinco continues to dominate as the most common make of handgun being licenced at present. From 1 January to mid November 1999, the following numbers of the leading makes were CZ: 12 469; Lorcin: 10 952; registered on the system at the CFR: Norinco: 41 574; Vektor: 6 123 and Astra: 3 416.