Pistol Definition–noun | 1. | a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand. | –verb (used with object) | 2. | to shoot with a pistol. | |
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small firearm designed for one-hand use. According to one theory, pistols owe their name to the city of Pistoia, Italy, where handguns were made as early as the 15th century. The pistol was ...
Luger pistol
semiautomatic German hand weapon first manufactured in 1900 for both military and commercial use. It was made in 7.65- and 9-millimetre calibres and had a toggle-joint breech mechanism. On recoil ...
automatic pistol
handgun that utilizes either recoil or blowback to discharge the empty cartridge after each shot, reload, and cock the piece. The automatic pistol dates from the very late 19th century, when ...
Sex Pistols, the
rock group who created the British punk movement of the late 1970s and who, with the song "God Save the Queen," became a symbol of the United Kingdom's social and political turmoil. The original ...
small arm
Since the 16th century, soldiers have carried handguns to supplement their basic shoulder weapons. However, because the firepower of pistols must be kept low in order to reduce them to manageable ...
shooting
the sport of firing at targets of various kinds with rifles, handguns (pistols and revolvers), and shotguns as an exercise in marksmanship.Deringer, Henry
American gunsmith who was the inventor of the Derringer pistol. He was the son of Henry Deringer, Sr., a colonial gunsmith who made Kentucky rifles.shooting
Shooting has been an Olympic sport since the modern games began in 1896. In the early games there were events for army rifles and service pistols, as well as events for shooting running deer, boar, ...
derringer
pocket pistol produced in the early 19th century by Henry Deringer (q.v.), a Philadelphia gunsmith.handgun
any firearm small enough to be held in one hand when fired. It usually fires a single projectile or bullet, and additional ammunition may be available in a revolving mechanism or magazine. Handguns ...
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Irish Independent - Found Dec. 22, 2008
The 9mm pistol went missing while the soldier was on patrol while serving with the 97th infantry battalion in the African country.
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Cathedral gunman 'raised pistol'
BBC - Found Dec. 19, 2008
Why?' Lethal force He was shot by two officers, who issued a warning, after he pulled the pistol from his coat, raised it and appeared to get...
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Golden Share Intersects Contact Zone in Pistol Lake Drilling Program
Greenwood man charged in pistol whipping case
Index Journal - Found Dec. 15, 2008
Deputies arrested a Greenwood man during the weekend in connection with a 2007 pistol whipping.
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Teens Arrested With A Pistol, Knives In BMW
KRXI-TV Reno - Found Dec. 13, 2008
... believed to be on their way to a party were arrested in Gilroy on Friday after a loaded semi-automatic pistol and knives were found in their...
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FDA nixes proposed prescription pistol
ComplianceHome - Found Dec. 12, 2008
FDA) www.msnbc.msn.com It could have been the world's first prescription pistol. The single-bullet Palm Pistol set the Internet abuzz with...
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1st prize winner of 9mm pistol shooting competition - takes home 2 ...
Albawaba - Found Dec. 11, 2008
Maher Ragheb recently won the Grand Final 9mm Pistol Shooting Competition 2008 organized by the Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club and took home two brand
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Drug deal leaves 1 shot, another pistol-whipped
WVPI Philadelphia - Found Dec. 10, 2008
Investigators say just after midnight, a man shot one person in the hip and pistol whipped another near Broad and Butler streets.
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World's First Prescription Pistol? Not Happening, FDA Says
FDA nixes proposed 'prescription pistol'
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