This is one of those things that I never really gave much thought to: a revolver is not a pistol.

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This is one of those things that I never really gave much thought to: a revolver is not a pistol. After reading this article it makes perfect sense, however I'd always been under the impression that all handguns were pistols, revolvers and semi-automatics being but different types.

You learn something new every day, I suppose.
https://www.thoughtco.com/revolver-definition-1927149

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