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...t chambered by the user to prevent accidental discharge if dropped (modern revolvers generally have pins encased in the frames and "transfer bars" that prevent ...ame="EPR">Hartink, A.E. (2002). ''The Complete Encyclopedia of Pistols and Revolvers.'' Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, Inc. pp. 447. ISBN 9780785815198.</

...e sport, and often hunted medium game with a [[double action]] [[Smith and Wesson]] [[revolver]]. In the days when [[handgun]] cartridges tended to fire lar ==Magnum revolvers==

...th usage makes no distinction at a technical level—"pistol" may refer to revolvers, semi-automatics, or muzzle-loading/cap-&-ball handguns. For example, the o ...wever, for most applications, the single-shot handgun has been replaced by revolvers and semi-automatic pistols.

*[[Beretta|Beretta Revolvers]] *[[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt Revolvers]]

...xt decade would see a similar pace, including the adoption of several more revolvers and an intensive search for a self-loading pistol that would culminate in o ...with the .38 Long Colt led to the army shipping new single action .45 Colt revolvers to the Philippines in 1902. It also prompted the then-Chief of Ordnance, Ge

Moon clips can be used either to chamber rimless cartridges in a double-action revolver (which would normally require [[Rim|rimmed]] cartridges), or to ch ...itary-issue .45 ACP ammunition.<ref>Josserand MH, Stevenson JA: ''Pistols, revolvers, and ammunition''. New York, Bonanza Books (a division of Crown Publishers)

...till retaining moderate amounts of popularity, short-barreled ("snubnose") revolvers are similarly not as widely used as pocket pistols today as they were durin ... designs. However, with the 5 to 6 lbf (22 to 27 N) trigger pulls seen on double-action-only long trigger pull handguns without any external safety, and with a rou

...5.jpg|thumb|The '''[[Colt Single Action Army]]''', one of the most popular revolvers of all time]] The first revolvers were partly an attempt to improve on [[pepper-box]] type weapons, which use

[[Image:S&W-Chief.jpg|thumb|[[Smith & Wesson]] double-action .45 ACP semi-automatic compact [[pistol]]]] ...ugh semi-automatic pistols are potentially more prone to malfunctions than revolvers due to their more complex design and mechanism.

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...be cocked and the trigger pulled. A typical DA revolver is the [[Smith and Wesson]] [[S&W Model 19|model 19]] revolver. ...; however, the term can also apply to some revolvers such as the [[Smith & Wesson Centennial]] revolver.

...rlin Model 1894]]C &mdash; a carbine in .357 Magnum that is a companion to revolvers]] ... 686|Smith & Wesson Model 686-P and 8"-barrel 686 Silhouette]] .357 Magnum revolvers]]

|designer= [[Smith & Wesson]] ...s]] [[pistol]] [[cartridge]] developed jointly by Winchester and [[Smith & Wesson]], two famous American [[firearm]]s manufacturers. <ref>[http://www.sixguns

... Colt case&mdash;in revolvers of the same size, this meant the .44 caliber revolvers had thicker, and therefore stronger, cylinder walls than the .45. This al ...n]] to produce a commercial version of this new high pressure loading, and revolvers chambered for it. While S&W produced the first prototype revolver chambere

...allic cartridges then in use. While the Colt remained popular, the Smith & Wesson M1875 Army revolver, the Schofield Model, was approved as an alternate. Th ...uger|Ruger New Vaquero]].) They should only be used in modern large-frame revolvers such as the [[Ruger Blackhawk]], any gun firing the [[.454 Casull]] cartrid

*[[Smith & Wesson No. 3 Revolver]] ...Émile et Léon [[Nagant]], Perrin & Cie, Raphael, Simson & Co., [[Smith & Wesson]], [[William Tranter]], Waffenfabrik Bern, J. Warnant, and [[Webley]]. Ther

...aw enforcement duties. He was largely responsible for convincing [[Smith & Wesson]] to adapt its medium K-frame series revolver to accommodate the [[.357 Mag

...e "identification" of the firearm as being any one of 276 Smith and Wesson revolvers. ...ification, by reason of frequent and deliberate duplication. Iver Johnson revolvers share that problem, and so do many other firearms. On some firearms, the S