revolver
noun
re·volv·er
ri-ˈväl-vər 
-ˈvȯl-,
also -ˈvä-vər,
or -ˈvȯ-vər
1
: one that revolves
2
: a handgun with a cylinder of several chambers brought successively into line with the barrel and discharged with the same hammer
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Baldwin was practicing a cross-draw in a church on the Santa Fe set of the Western in October 2021 when the Colt .45 revolver fired a live round, fatally striking 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 July 2024
But in 2022, results from FBI testing of the .45-caliber Colt prop revolver stated that the gun would not have gone off without the trigger having been pulled.
—Chloe Melas, NBC News, 9 July 2024
And an engraved Tranter revolver that belonged to the 19th-century detective W. A. Pinkerton could go home for a cool $110,000.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 July 2024
The woman’s body was found in another part of the house with a revolver nearby, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 July 2024
But in 2022, results from FBI testing of the .45-caliber Colt prop revolver stated that the gun would not have gone off without the trigger having been pulled.
—Chloe Melas, NBC News, 9 July 2024
And an engraved Tranter revolver that belonged to the 19th-century detective W. A. Pinkerton could go home for a cool $110,000.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 July 2024
The woman’s body was found in another part of the house with a revolver nearby, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Revolver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolver. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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revolver
noun
re·volv·er
ri-ˈväl-vər
-ˈvȯl-
: a handgun having a revolving cylinder holding several bullets all of which may be shot without loading again
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