Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name)
5. weapons
6. projectile weapons
7. [projectile weapons with explosive propellant]
8. firearms
9. small arms
10. [small arms by form]

Narrower term/s

• handguns (small arms) [NP][+]
  • pistols [+]
    • pepperboxes [NP]
    • [pistols by function] [+]
      • dueling pistols
      • howdah pistols
    • [pistols by form] [+]
      • blunderbuss pistols
      • holster pistols
      • pocket pistols [+]
    • flare pistols [NP]
• cartridge revolvers

Anotations

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."