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. armaments
7. projectile weapons
8. [projectile weapons with explosive propellant]
9. firearms
10. small arms
11. [small arms by form]
12. handguns (small arms)
13. pistols
14. [pistols by function]

Anotations

Scope note:

Pistols made expressly for formal personal combat, usually in pairs and furnished with a case, and generally characterized by high technical quality with only modest decoration. They commonly date from the late 18th to the mid-19th century.