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Pistols are handheld firearms designed for one-handed use, typically cartridge-based and compact enough for personal defense, sport, or duty. The two main categories are revolvers, which chamber cartridges in a rotating cylinder, and semi-automatic pistols, which feed from an internal or detachable magazine and automatically cycle after each shot.
History: Pistols date to the early modern period, evolving from matchlock and wheel-lock designs to cartridge-armed
Design and operation: Revolvers use a rotating cylinder to present a fresh cartridge to the hammer for
Uses and regulation: Pistols serve in self-defense, sport shooting, law enforcement, and military contexts. Legal requirements
Safety: Treat every pistol as loaded, never point it at anything you do not intend to shoot,