pistol

• Agnes thought about all these things, and she took hold of the drawer where the pistol was and pulled it open with the fold of her dressing-gown round her hand, just as she had done with the door. —  The Chinese Shawl - Patricia Wentworth - Miss Silver 05
• And a Lematt pistol, a old black powder pistol from the American Civil war. —  Netvouz - new bookmarks
• A man who attempted to walk into the Kankakee County Courthouse with a pistol was arrested without incident after being stopped at the entrance. —  The Daily Journal Local News
• But the pistol is the ready arbiter of every quarrel; the duelist's code is so established that it can hardly be ignored even by one who disapproves it; and the high-toned gentleman is no whit too high for the street encounter with his opponent. —  The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement
• A native straw hat on Mark's head and a silk scarf round his waist, with a cavalry pistol in it, enhanced the brigand-like aspect of his costume This pistol was their only fire-arm, the gun having been broken beyond repair, but each carried a spear in one hand, a gauze butterfly-net in the other, and a basket, in lieu of a specimen-box, on his shoulder. —  The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar

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