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361:, a city renowned for Renaissance-era gunsmithing, where hand-held guns (designed to be fired from horseback) were first produced in the 1540s. However, the use of the word as a designation of a gun is not documented before 1605 in Italy, long after it was used in French and German.
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397:. The handgun required a reload every time it was shot. However, as technology improved, so did the single-shot pistol. New operating mechanisms were created, and some are still made today. They are the oldest type of pistol and are often used to hunt wild
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designed to be held in one hand", which is similar to the
Webster definition for "handgun"; and "revolver" as "a pistol with revolving chambers enabling several shots to be fired without reloading", giving its original form as "revolving pistol".
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force is used to push the slide back and eject the shell (if any) so that the magazine spring can push another round up; then as the slide returns, it chambers the round. An example of a modern blowback action semi-automatic pistol is the
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were produced that had a sliding magazine. The sliding magazine contained pinfire cartridges or speedloaders. The magazine needed to be moved manually in many designs, hence distinguishing them from semi-automatic pistols.
428:, short for revolving pistol, in the 19th century, gunsmiths had finally achieved the goal of a practical capability for delivering multiple loads to one handgun barrel in quick succession. Revolvers feed
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567:, were common during the same time as single shot pistols. As designers looked for ways to increase fire rates, multiple barrels were added to pistols. One example of a multi-barreled pistol is the
492:. Blowback pistols are some of the more simply designed handguns. Many semi-automatic pistols today operate using short recoil. This design is often coupled with the Browning type tilting barrel.
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and predates the existence of the type of guns to which it is now applied as a specific term, that is: in colloquial usage it is used specifically to describe a handgun with a single integral
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was the next step in the development of the pistol. By avoiding multiple chambers—which need to be individually reloaded—semi-automatic pistols delivered faster
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usage, for instance, does not usually make distinction, particularly when the terms are used by the military. For example, the official designation of the
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and required only a few seconds to reload, by pushing a button or flipping a switch, and the magazine slides out to be replaced by a fully-loaded one. In
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defines it as "a handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel". This makes it distinct from the other types of handgun, such as the
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937:.455 pistol, revolver no. 1 mk VI : parts identification, exploded drawings, service armourers' notes, accessories & fittings
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The pistol originates in the 16th century, when early handguns were produced in Europe. The
English word was introduced in
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Manner of Jean-François De le Motte (1625–1685). Still Life in Trompe-l'oeil Style With
Pistols and a Henri Iv Medaillon
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revolver was "Pistol, Revolver, Webley, No. 1 Mk VI". In contrast to the
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Lever action pistols are very rare, the most notable of which is the
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Pair of
Miquelet Pistols, in the Peninsular Spanish style, made in
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The most common type of pistol used in the contemporary era is the
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single-action "New Model Army
Metallic Cartridge Revolving Pistol"
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Type of handgun where the firing chamber is integral to the barrel
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governing their manufacture and sale (where they are regarded as
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are uncommon in civilian usage because of their generally poor
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18, a machine pistol derived from the semi-automatic Glock 17.
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pistols are now rarely seen and used primarily for nostalgic
87:), meaning a small gun or knife, and first appeared in the
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during the 1420s. The Czech word was adopted in German as
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that is separately aligned with a single barrel; and the
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1122:"Naše řeč – Ohlasy husitského válečnictvà v Evropě"
329:is disputed. It may be from a Czech word for early
197:, which has multiple chambers within a rotating
3533:Small Arms & Light Weapons (SALW)
539:. Though it is often used interchangeably with
535:, and the term is derived from the German word
26:"Pistolet" redirects here. For the bread, see
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171:Technically speaking, the term "pistol" is a
8:
968:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
385:handguns were mainly used during the era of
791:"British Dictionary definitions for pistol"
524:. The first machine pistol was produced by
269:dictionary) describes "pistol" as "a small
227:originally designed, made, and intended to
105:(which have a single barrel and a separate
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644:"Trompe l´oeil 1737" by Carl Hofverberg
3613:Western (genre) staples and terminology
1034:"Home : Oxford English Dictionary"
984:"Home : Oxford English Dictionary"
782:
607:
579:Around 1850, pistols such as the Jarre
432:via the rotation of a cartridge-filled
151:-controllability (due to the lack of a
1103:
1093:
1087:Ohlasy husitského válečnictvà v Evropě
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1153:. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 86.
1061:. Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from
73:. The word "pistol" derives from the
7:
563:Multi-barreled pistols, such as the
325:). The etymology of the French word
337:("whistle" or "pipe"), used in the
109:housing multiple chambers) and the
1059:"revolver: definition of revolver"
866:"Revolver – Define Revolver"
632:, 1672, Trompe l'oeil med pistoler
14:
1011:. Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
893:. Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
843:. Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
818:. Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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718:
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610:
1164:Hampton, Mark (10 March 2017).
516:is a pistol that is capable of
891:"Derringer – Definition"
630:Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts
554:, which contains four barrels.
101:type of handgun, inclusive of
1:
3398:Firearms by country
3313:Civilian Marksmanship Program
841:"Revolver – Definition"
729:, one of the most successful
378:French Navy pistol model 1837
319:
305:
91:
81:
1009:"Handgun – Definition"
934:D., Skennerton, Ian (1997).
691:"The Faithful Colt" 1890 by
424:With the development of the
3569:Federal Assault Weapons Ban
3467:Campaign Against Arms Trade
816:"Pistol – Definition"
483:-type semi-automatics, the
3631:
3608:16th-century introductions
3523:High-capacity magazine ban
2649:Mean time between failures
1196:Metropolitan Museum of Art
1191:"Pair of Miquelet Pistols"
762:Glossary of firearms terms
678:Metropolitan Museum of Art
281:
143:, and the fully-automatic
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263:Oxford English Dictionary
175:generally referring to a
656:17th century pistols at
471:After the revolver, the
3553:by U.S. state
2963:Overpressure ammunition
2898:Improved Military Rifle
2604:Circular error probable
1523:Personal defence weapon
693:William Michael Harnett
21:Pistol (disambiguation)
3247:Civilian gun ownership
2776:Firing (Shooting)
1151:Textbook of Small Arms
555:
509:
468:
460:Semi-automatic pistol
421:
379:
301:
141:historical reenactment
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42:
2721:Handgun effectiveness
2654:Minute of Angle (MOA)
2530:Ballistic coefficient
1506:Semi-automatic pistol
940:. Ian D. Skennerton.
712:semi-automatic pistol
676:, dated 1757, at the
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531:Steyr Repetierpistole
503:
473:semi-automatic pistol
459:
416:
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300:(Germany, about 1475)
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282:Further information:
278:History and etymology
125:semi-automatic pistol
65:, characterised by a
48:
36:
3338:in the United States
2996:Armour piercing
2557:Rangefinding/keeping
2469:Push/Controlled feed
2261:Synchronization gear
1996:Blank-firing adapter
1847: or famous
522:fully automatic fire
464:Target, produced in
190:Webster's Dictionary
157:laws and regulations
53:manufactured in 1937
41:manufactured in 1914
19:For other uses, see
3430:Privately made
3393:Firearm brands
3279:State firearms
3259:Exhibition shooting
3242:Celebratory gunfire
3101:Plastic tipped
3031:High explosive
2552:Physics of firearms
1170:American Handgunner
1166:"Single Shot Savvy"
1126:Nase-rec.ujc.cas.cz
1084:Karel Titz (1922).
249:line of the bore(s)
205:, which is a short
37:A government-issue
3528:Right to bear arms
3474:Featureless rifles
3420:Improvised firearm
3381:3D printed firearm
3269:United States
3164:Fully powered
3071:Total metal jacket
2711:Stock measurements
1434:Underwater firearm
1330: versus
569:COP .357 Derringer
556:
552:COP .357 Derringer
510:
469:
422:
380:
302:
127:, while the older
55:
43:
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3542:United States Gun
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3199:
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3086:Hollow point
3011:Full metal jacket
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2876:Tubes and Primers
2736:
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2686:Power factor
2624:Gun harmonisation
2577:
2576:
2507:
2506:
2381:
2380:
2363:Night vision
1927:
1926:
1839:
1838:
1753:Automatic shotgun
1730:
1729:
1317:Types of firearms
1306:
1305:
537:maschinenpistolen
444:) or its hammer (
116:(which are often
69:with an integral
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3435:Small arms trade
3373:Firearm industry
3224:, and
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3081:Hollow base
2929:
2908:Smokeless powder
2764:
2742:
2691:Precision-guided
2518:
2392:
2199:Rail system
2073:Flash suppressor
1952:
1933:
1879:Winchester rifle
1869:Antique firearms
1799:20-gauge shotgun
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575:Harmonica pistol
528:in 1916, as the
462:Grand Power K100
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89:English language
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28:Pistolet (bread)
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3506:Concealed carry
3501:Assault weapons
3496:Air travel
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3455: and
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3327:
3319:
3308:Shooting sports
3298:Pistol duelling
3228:
3195:
3159:Rifle cartridge
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3066:Supercavitating
3061:Soft point
2982:
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2888:Ball propellant
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2728:Twist rate
2619:Gun chronograph
2609:Effective range
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2474:Recoil-operated
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1941:
1923:
1909:Colt Peacemaker
1835:
1809:Dragon's breath
1804:Breaching round
1787:
1768:Double-barreled
1726:
1702:General purpose
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1379:Multiple-barrel
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418:Colt Model 1873
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216:barrels and no
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145:machine pistols
118:multi-barrelled
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