revolvers (firearms)

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Scope note
Single-barreled firearms, typically handguns but also some long guns and machine guns, having a multichambered cylinder which revolves around an axis parallel to the bore, each chamber firing separately. For firearms with several revolving barrels, use "pepperboxes."
revolvers
Accepted term: 06-May-2024