Pistol (disambiguation)
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A pistol
Pistol
When distinguished as a subset of handguns, a pistol is a handgun with a chamber that is integral with the barrel, as opposed to a revolver, wherein the chamber is separate from the barrel as a revolving cylinder. Typically, pistols have an effective range of about 100 feet.-History:The pistol...

is a small handheld firearm but may also refer to:
  • Magnetic pistol
    Magnetic pistol
    Magnetic pistol is the term for the device on a torpedo or naval mine that detects its target by its magnetic field, and triggers the fuse for detonation...

    , on a naval mine or torpedo, for detonation near a target (rather than on impact)
  • Pistol squat, variant of lower body exercise used in strength training
  • The Pistol Star
    Pistol Star
    The Pistol Star is a blue hypergiant and is one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way Galaxy.It is one of many massive young stars in the Quintuplet cluster in the Galactic Center region....

    , an extremely luminous star in the Milky Way galaxy
  • Pistol offense
    Pistol Offense
    The pistol offense is an American football formation and strategy developed in 2004 by Chris Ault, the University of Nevada head coach. It is a hybrid of the traditional shotgun and single back offenses. In the pistol offense, also commonly referred to as the "pistol formation", the quarterback...

    , an offensive strategy in American football
  • A bid in some variants of the dominoes game 42
    42 (dominoes)
    42, also known as Texas 42, is a trick-taking game played with a standard set of double six dominoes. 42 is often referred to as the "national game of Texas", and continues to be very popular in much of the state. Tournaments are held in many towns, and the State Championship tournament is held...

  • A character in Henry IV, Part 2
    Henry IV, Part 2
    Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed written between 1596 and 1599. It is the third part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II and Henry IV, Part 1 and succeeded by Henry V.-Sources:...

    , Henry V
    Henry V (play)
    Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to be written in approximately 1599. Its full titles are The Cronicle History of Henry the Fifth and The Life of Henry the Fifth...

    , and "The Merry Wives of Windsor
    The Merry Wives of Windsor
    The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life...

    , Shakespeare plays

See also

  • Pistil, part of a flower
  • Pistole
    Pistole
    Pistole is the French name given to a Spanish gold coin in use in 1537; it was a double escudo, the gold unit. The name was also given to the Louis d'Or of Louis XIII of France, and to other European gold coins of about the value of the Spanish coin...

    , a type of coin
  • Pistol Pete
    Pistol Pete
    Pistol Pete may refer to:*Frank Eaton*Pete Maravich , an American basketball player*Pete Reiser, an American baseball player*Pete Sampras, a retired American tennis player*Pete Smith, Olympic curler for Great Britain*Pete Loncarevich...

    , nickname and fictional character name
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