1. Colt m1911
2. Hk Usp
3. Glock 17
4. Colt 1873 saa
5. Smith and Wesson kframe
6. Sig 226
7. Browning highpower
8. Ruger mkII. 22
9. Hk p7
10. Colt m1851 navy

Let the argument begin

This ought to be good.

Where the Hell is the XDM in all that mess?

1. 1911
2. Freedom Arms 97
3. Smith and Wesson 617
4. Ruger MK 3
5. Ruger Blackhawk
6. Smith and Wesson M&P
7. Beretta 87
8. Glock 17
9. Glock 27
10. Colt Dective Special

I know my post will stir up some more popcorn.....so hell with it!
1. Sig(don't remember model) and Springfield XD
2. Glock 17 and Beretta 92FS/M9
3. Taurus PT 92

IMO
All 9mm....

Let the ing begin!

1. Sig P229
2. Ruger Super Redhawk 44 mag
3. Ruger Super Redhawk 454 casuel
4. S&W Performance Center 629 Stealth Hunter
5. S&W 586
6. Dan Wesson RZ10
7. Ruger GP100
8. H&K MK23
9. H&K USP
10. Coonan Classic 357

1. 1911
2. Colt Single Action Army
3. Colt 1861 navy
4. glock 9mm (17,19,26)
5. smith and wesson j frames
6. Ruger GP-100
7. CZ 75
8. Browning Hi Power
9. Ruger MK II/III
10. sig p226

sig 229 in 357 sig
1911 compact
glock 23
glock 19
ruger sp101
colt saa
browning hi power
hk mp5k
ruger mk II
s&w model 10

You'll have to define a bit more about what you mean about top 10. If you talking about influential then the operative word is innovative. The top ten.

1) Original wheelock. This one started it all. A hand held weapon that was capable of being kept loaded and ready to fire by a mounted or moving man. Only the lock would change and with a very recent addition of rifling the weapon would remain recognizable for centuries.
2) Colt Patterson. Not the first revolver, but the first workable one and the weapon that we Texans brought to the forefront. Without us it may have never happend. It brought multishot capability and reasonable reliability.
3) Smith and Wesson #3. Innovative in every sense. The first truly effective and mass produced cartridge revolver. It's break open feature anticipated the need for rapid reloading.
4) Colt SAA. Not the best, but the symbol of the old West. Slow to reload it was strong, reliable and cheaper to produce. Still being manufactured and made the transition to Smokeless powder. It used fewer parts and had the best ergonomics of its time.
5) Iver Johnson swing out cylinder. The swing out cylinder explains it all. Most everybody copied it. I J's killed one POTUS ( McKinley ) and one wannabe ( RFK )
6) Adams and Deane #3. The first effective double action produced in 1851.
7) Mauser 1896 Broomhandle. The Borchardt had it beat in terms of being available, but it was the first truly effective and useable semiauto made. It probably has been used in more modern wars then just about any other handgun.
8) The Colt 1911. Still the handgun to which modern firearms are judged. It brought the recoil operation to full fruition and some variation thereof is still used. Still a first class weapon.
9) CZ 75. Not the first high capacity semi and not the first DA/SA but the design influenced the wondernine craze and with it the weapons we see today. Still a first class weapon.
10) Glock 17. Truly innovative in many ways. It wasn't the first to use polygonal rifling but it was first one to use it on a mass produced basis. It's DAO trigger, the use of Tennifer and above all the inclusion of polymer in its manufacture elevate Gaston Glock to same level as Colt and Browning.

Honorable mentions include

11) Smith and Wesson #1 bored through cartride innovation.

12) Smith and Wesson triple lock. Still considered the gold standard for what a modern revolver should be

13) Colt 1851. What many consider the be the first "modern" revolver. Cheap, accurate, reliable for its day. The cap and ball single action would not get much better.

14) Walther PP/PPK series. The standard to which pocket pistol and blowback actions are held.

15) Browning 1935 Hi Power. A cleaned up 1911 and the first truly high capacity weapon.

Sig P226
Sig P228
Sig P229
Sig P220
HK USP
HK P2000
HK P7
Glock 19
Glock 17
1911's

I'm with quarter on this one- top 10 what? 10 best- for what purpose? 10 highest selling? 10 ugliest? 10 least practical?

1-Glock 20
2-Glock 21
3-Glock 33
4-Glock 23
5-Glock 17
6-Glock 19
7-Glock 27
8-Glock
9-Glock
10-Glock

HK USP (especially CT)
1911s
Everything else is not an HK or a 1911.

1. S&W Model 27
2. Colt SAA
3. S&W Model 29
4. Ruger Black Hawk
5. Colt 1911
6. Freedom Arms .454 Casull
7. Browning Hi-Power
8. S&W Model 41
9. Colt Python
10. S&W Model 17

Taurus tcp 380

Any thing else I have a rifle

Assuming you have shot these guns, which is your favorite

John Moses Browning creations
Bill Ruger-Mark I and then his revolvers-priced for anyone
Honorable Mention at # 14 might be a Glock.

I'm also kinda wondering why you listed the Beretta 92FS and the Taurus PT92- for all intents and purposes they are the same gun.

Not enough detail to what "Top" referes to but I'll play.

CZ 75B
Colt SSA
Glock 20
Berretta 92
Browning High Power
Various high end 1911's
Colt Woodsman
S & W model 29
Ruger Blackhawk
Dan Wesson Model 15 in 357 mag

1. Nighthawk Customs 1911
2. M&P .45
3. M&P .40
4. M&P 9mm
5. M&P .22
6. S&W .500

You don't forget a sig if you have ever shot one! And that fact you listed a Taurus period is comical, which proves everything you READ on the Internet obviously isn't true.

Sig 226 in 357 sig
Sig 229 in 357 sig
HK USP in 45
HK USP in 40
1911

some of my favorite in no particular order: colt single action army 2nd generation 45 colt,colt 45acp 1911,colt trooper mk III,ruger super blackhawk 44 mag,smith and wesson model 19,glock 17,any of the springfield armory xd's and xdm;s i prefer 45 acp,high standard sportking 22,smith and wesson 25 45 colt,thompson contender.

Being a LEO and carrying a sidearm daily as a tool for the job I need handguns that are going perform as designed no matter what. They must also durable and accurate, in addition to dependable. For that reason I'm going with:

Utility
Glock (any model but mine happens to be the 21 in .45ACP)
Sig P220 (.45ACP)
1911's (there are a number of good ones and some not so good ones).
S&W 686 (.357 mag)

During my SWAT days I carried Sig and Glock. Both performed flawlessly in the worst conditions...full of sand, mud and water. Hot or cold, dry or lubed. The Glock gets a slight edge in that it has had significantly fewer malfunctions than the Sig and a greater ammo capacity. I also think it has a better trigger than the Sig.

Plinking
Ruger Single Six
Ruger Redhawk, Super Redhawk and Blackhawks
Browning Buckmark
Ruger Mark I, II, & III

Concealed Carry
Glock 27
Kahr

#1 - Colt Pre Series 70 1911 N.M. 45acp
#2 - Colt Series 70 1911 N.M. 45acp
#3 - Colt Series 70 1911 9mm
#4 - S&W Mod. 25-2 .45
#5 - S&W Mod. 25-5 .45/45LC
#6 - S&W Mod. 27-2 357Mag
#7 - Browning High Power MKIII 9mm
#8 - S&W Mod. 29-1 44Mag
#9 - S&W Mod. 36 38 SPL
#10 - S&W Governor 45acp, 45LC, 410