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What (who) is Pistol - definition
![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pistol used by "Squeaky" Fromme.JPG?width=200)
![A [[COP .357 Derringer]], which contains four barrels.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/COP 357.jpg?width=200 "A [[COP .357 Derringer]], which contains four barrels.")
![[[Colt Model 1873]] single-action "New Model Army Metallic Cartridge Revolving Pistol"](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Colt SAA Ladeklappe.JPG?width=200 "[[Colt Model 1873]] single-action \"New Model Army Metallic Cartridge Revolving Pistol\"")
![Semi-automatic pistol [[Grand Power K100]] Target, produced in [[Slovakia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/GP K100 target.jpg?width=200 "Semi-automatic pistol [[Grand Power K100]] Target, produced in [[Slovakia]]")
![A [[Glock]] 18, a machine pistol derived from the semi-automatic Glock 17.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Glock 18C.jpg?width=200 "A [[Glock]] 18, a machine pistol derived from the semi-automatic Glock 17.")
![European [[hand cannon]] (Germany, about 1475)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stangenbüchsen bei Burgebelagerung 1475.jpg?width=200 "European [[hand cannon]] (Germany, about 1475)")
![Manner of Jean-François De le Motte (1625–1685). Still Life in Trompe-l'oeil Style With Pistols and a Henri Iv Medaillon [17th Century]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Обманка с пистолетами.jpg?width=200 "Manner of Jean-François De le Motte (1625–1685). Still Life in Trompe-l'oeil Style With Pistols and a Henri Iv Medaillon [17th Century]")
![[[Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts]], 1672, Trompe l'oeil med pistoler](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1657-1683), Trompe l'oeil med pistoler, 1672 Kms3062.jpg?width=200 "[[Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts]], 1672, Trompe l'oeil med pistoler")
![17th century pistols at [[Läckö Castle]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Läckö slott interior 49.jpg?width=200 "17th century pistols at [[Läckö Castle]].")
!["The Faithful Colt" 1890 by [[William Michael Harnett]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William Michael Harnett 001.jpg?width=200 "\"The Faithful Colt\" 1890 by [[William Michael Harnett]]")
![The [[M1911]], an early [[semi-automatic pistol]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/M1911_A1_pistol.jpg?width=200 "The [[M1911]], an early [[semi-automatic pistol]]")
![The [[CZ-75]], one of the most successful [[Wonder Nine]]s](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/CZ_75_SP-01.jpg?width=200 "The [[CZ-75]], one of the most successful [[Wonder Nine]]s")
![An [[MP5K]] [[machine pistol]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Westdog-lds-mp5k_001.JPG?width=200 "An [[MP5K]] [[machine pistol]]")
Wikipedia
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A pistol is a type of handgun. The word "pistol" first appeared in English c. 1570, when early handguns were produced in Europe, and is derived from the Middle French pistolet (c. 1550), meaning a small gun or knife. In colloquial usage, the word "pistol" is often used to describe any type of handgun, inclusive of revolvers (which have a single barrel and a separate cylinder housing multiple chambers) and the pocket-sized derringers (which are often multi-barrelled).
The most common type of pistol used in the contemporary era is the semi-automatic pistol, while the older single-shot and manual repeating pistols are now rarely seen and used primarily for nostalgic hunting and historical reenactment, and the fully-automatic machine pistols are uncommon in civilian usage because of their generally poor recoil-controllability and strict laws and regulations governing their manufacture and sale.
