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A pistol, by definition, is not a revolver. (One of those little-known gun collector facts)


24 posted on 08/24/2021 4:22:15 PM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: Fido969
A pistol, by definition, is not a revolver. (One of those little-known gun collector facts)

True. But do you really expect the current owners or the reporter to know the difference, or care?

28 posted on 08/24/2021 4:29:18 PM PDT by Chuckster (Friends don't let friends eat farmed fish)
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To: Fido969
A pistol, by definition, is not a revolver. (One of those little-known gun collector facts)

But if you read authentic accounts from the Old West, many called their revolvers "pistols." "He pulled out his pistol in the saloon, and began firing." Which is where the term "Pistoleer" came from.

32 posted on 08/24/2021 4:35:30 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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