XLMiguel
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Pistol = handgun. If pistol only referred to auto-loaders, why would they have designated 'acp' as in automatic Colt pistol?
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Terminology: pistol or revolver?
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Tamara
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On a related note: How many angels can dance on the tip of a firing pin?
Mike Irwin
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7.
The answer is 7.
The answer is 7.
Feanaro
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pis·tol
n.
A firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand.
tr.v. pis·toled, pis·tol·ing, pis·tols
To shoot with such a handgun.
\Pis"tol\, n. [F. pistole, pistolet, It. pistola; prob. from a form Pistola, for Pistoja, a town in Italy where pistols were first made. Cf. Pistole.] The smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great variety of names.
pistol
n : a firearm that is held and fired with one hand [syn: handgun, side arm, shooting iron]
Main Entry: pis·tol
Pronunciation: 'pis-t&l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French pistole, from German, from Middle High German pischulle, from Czech pÃst'ala, literally, pipe, fife; akin to Czech pistet to squeak
Date: circa 1570
: a handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel; broadly : HANDGUN
In effect, both are correct. Trying to say otherwise is splitting hairs.
n.
A firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand.
tr.v. pis·toled, pis·tol·ing, pis·tols
To shoot with such a handgun.
\Pis"tol\, n. [F. pistole, pistolet, It. pistola; prob. from a form Pistola, for Pistoja, a town in Italy where pistols were first made. Cf. Pistole.] The smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great variety of names.
pistol
n : a firearm that is held and fired with one hand [syn: handgun, side arm, shooting iron]
Main Entry: pis·tol
Pronunciation: 'pis-t&l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French pistole, from German, from Middle High German pischulle, from Czech pÃst'ala, literally, pipe, fife; akin to Czech pistet to squeak
Date: circa 1570
: a handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel; broadly : HANDGUN
In effect, both are correct. Trying to say otherwise is splitting hairs.
Brad Johnson
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I tried splitting a hair once. Problem is, it was still on my head at the time. What a bloody mess....
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cheygriz
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Sam Colt referred to his revolvers as "revolving pistols." Old Sam's word is good enough for me.
And BTW, what difference does it make? If I invent a new one -handed weapon and decide to call it "The Avacado 2" whose to say I can't?
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." (Shakespeare)
And BTW, what difference does it make? If I invent a new one -handed weapon and decide to call it "The Avacado 2" whose to say I can't?
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." (Shakespeare)
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