revolver
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Sir Keir's revolver has not been brought back to the UK and remains with British officials in Turkey.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The shots Gogarty fired from a revolver above the sleeping Joyce’s head sounded the prelude to Joyce’s exile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Pusser indeed owned a lot of guns, including a .30 carbine caliber revolver that Mike Elam managed to procure over the course of his investigation.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
McCarthy, she said, wanted to know why she was wearing a holster with a Colt revolver in it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Booth left behind no explanation for why he chose the Deringer over a revolver.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
The last young Bundists to remain in the ghetto joined the Zionists in the Jewish Combat Organization, which had obtained 10 revolvers from the Home Army.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Machine guns and pump action guns are banned, while revolvers, pistols and semi-automatic weapons are allowed only with official authorisation.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025
While the men huff around with revolvers, the women have embraced the model of the old “Road to … ” series with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
Brazilians imported a record $75 million worth of revolvers and pistols in the first 11 months of 2022, nearly double last year's total.
From Reuters ● Dec. 13, 2022
His weapons were Zemeni-made revolvers that could fire six shots in rapid succession, unmatched by anything in Ketterdam.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
