revolver

Japanese: revolver
revolver

…A pistol is also called a hand gun. It is a weapon worn mainly for self-defense, and is broadly classified according to its structure into (1) single-shot pistols, (2) revolvers, and (3) semiautomatic pistols. Semiautomatic pistols are generally called automatic pistols or automatics, but in terms of mechanism, they are not fully automatic, capable of firing continuously like a machine gun, simply because the cycle of firing, ejecting, and feeding the bullet after the trigger is pulled is automated (Figure 1).

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "revolver" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ピストルあるいはハンドガンhand gunともいう。おもに護身を目的とする着装武器で,構造により(1)単発式(シングル・ショット・ピストルsingle‐shot pistol),(2)回転式(リボルバーrevolver),(3)半自動式(セミオートマティック・ピストルsemiautomatic pistol)に大別される。このうち半自動式は,一般に自動拳銃またはオートマティックと呼ばれているが,機構的には引金を引いたのちの発射→排莢(はいきよう)→送弾のサイクルが自動化されているだけで,機関銃のように連射できる全自動式というわけではない(図1)。…

※「revolver」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Revolution surrealiste (English: Revolution surrealiste)

>>:  Review of the historical synthesis (English: Review of the historical synthesis)

Recommend

Arpege

Arpège is a fragrance by the French fashion brand ...

Kenji Usuda - Susukida Kenji

Born: September 14, 1898 in Fukuoka [Died] May 26,...

Sodar (English spelling)

Abbreviation of sonic radar or sound radar, also c...

Outdoor Church - Okugaikyoukai

...In particular, in Mesoamerica and the Andes, w...

New Industry Classification - Shinsanbetsu

Its official name is the National Federation of In...

Acocanthera schimperi (English spelling) Acocantheraschimperi

…There are many types of poisons used, but there ...

Oda clan

This clan originated as a shokan (manor) of Oda M...

Leo Hendrik Baekeland

Belgian chemist and engineer. Famous for inventin...

《Spherical science》

…Little is known about his life, other than the r...

Portulaca oleracea var.sativa (English name) Portulaca oleracea avarsativa

… [Mitsuru Hotta]... *Some of the terminology tha...

Clarke number

A number that expresses the average abundance of ...

Magnoliopsida

…One of the two major divisions of angiosperms, a...

Olivier, Laurence (Kerr), Baron Olivier of Brighton

Born 22 May 1907 in Dorking, Surrey [Died] July 11...

Euler Square - OILER SQUARE

… For n ≧9, the exact value of i n is not known, ...

Khorat

...Population: 188,000 (1993). Also called Khorat...