self-cocking

So she heaves a mighty strong sigh and says, 'Them new-fangled, self-cocking revolvers sure has played hell with my prospects.'

Chapter III 2010

As he ducked low and leaped forward with his body, his left hand flashed from under the screen of the table, and so accurately timed was the single stiff pull on the self-cocking trigger that the cartridge discharged as the muzzle came forward.

A SON OF THE SUN 2010

As he swung his saber at him, the Cheyenne discharged “an old fashioned self-cocking 6 shooter” at Stuart.

Cavalryman of the Lost Cause Jeffry D. Wert 2008

As he swung his saber at him, the Cheyenne discharged “an old fashioned self-cocking 6 shooter” at Stuart.

Cavalryman of the Lost Cause Jeffry D. Wert 2008

It is essentially a beginner's weapon, in that it is not self-cocking.

small accomplishments Holly 2005

But it would appear that the marquis was acquainted with the principle of the self-cocking pistol.

The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

His only weapon was the _Sahib's_ .38 Smith & Wesson self-cocking six-shooter.

The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Edgar Beecher Bronson

The revolver was an ordinary, self-cocking Smith & Wesson.

Jim Cummings Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery A. Frank [pseud.] Pinkerton

The gods of the ancient Mexicans pre-eminently were war gods; but they certainly were not likely to have any very extended knowledge of Winchester rifles and self-cocking revolvers.

The Aztec Treasure-House Thomas Allibone Janvier

Her guns were as fast as the reports of a revolver, a self-cocking revolver, when one holds the trigger for the whole six.

Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis 1917