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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about Revolver.
See also changes related to Revolver, or pages that link to Revolver or to this page or whose text contains "Revolver".

Parent topics

  • Firearm [r]: Device, often designed to be used as a weapon, which projects either single or multiple projectiles at high velocity, using the energy of gases generated by a controlled explosion. [e]
  • Gun [r]: Either a general term for firearm, or a type of artillery with a relatively long barrel with respect to caliber, giving the projectile a fairly flat trajectory [e]
  • Small arms [r]: A firearm, for sporting or military use, intended to be carried and operated by a single person [e]

Subtopics

  • Magazine (firearms) [r]: In current use, a reservoir, capable of being attached to a weapon, which holds ready-to-use ammunition. Historically has been used for ready-use ammunition storage points or long-term ammunition storage and maintenance facilities [e]
  • Shot [r]: Projectiles that are made of solid metal, without an explosive filling [e]
  • Belt (clothing) [r]: An articles of clothing worn around the waist to support a pair of pants (trousers). [e]
  • Pearl Hart [r]: (1871-1956?) Cowgirl and outlaw; one of few female stagecoach robbers in the American Wild West. [e]

Other related topics

  • Rifle [r]: Primarily a shoulder-filed individual weapon, used for hunting, target shooting, and infantry combat; the term may also apply to larger artillery pieces with rifled barrels that impart stabilizing spin to their projectiles [e]
  • Shotgun [r]: An individual weapon used in sport, police, or military applications, generally firing multiple small projectiles ("shot") rather than a single bullet [e]