side arms
Belt-worn firearms typically
Side arms are weapons worn at the side or waist, typically pistols or swords carried in holsters or scabbards.
The term distinguishes personal weapons from those carried in the hands or mounted on vehicles: Officers were issued side arms.
Also spelled as one word: sidearms.
Compact one-handed firearm
- revolverPistol with rotating chamber
- handgunFirearm for single-hand use
- holsterSidearm carrying case
- beltStrap securing trousers
sidearm · firearm · weapon · slung · hip · thigh · draw · quick-draw
Formal armed combat
- flintlockFlint-sparked firearm mechanism
- musketMuzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- cavalryMounted military force
- saberCurved military sword
cutlass · rapier · dragoon · hussar · knight · samurai · wakizashi · tanto
pistol
Compact one-handed firearm
belt · sidearm · firearm · weapon · slung · hip · thigh · draw · quick-draw · retention
dueling
Formal armed combat
- flintlockFlint-sparked firearm mechanism
- musketMuzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- cavalryMounted military force
saber · cutlass · rapier · dragoon · hussar · knight · samurai · wakizashi · tanto · dagger
police
Civil law enforcement
trooper · detective · officer · badge · patrol · duty belt · service weapon · department · issued · qualified
officer
Authority figure in uniform
regulation · standard · saber · sword · bayonet · commissioned · enlisted · combat · tactical · warfare
side armslong arms
Lengthy upper limbs
shoulder arms · long guns · rifles · carbines · shotguns
side armsrifles
Long-barreled shoulder firearms
carbines · shotguns · submachine guns · assault rifles · machine guns
side armsshoulder arms
Military rifle positioning command
rifle · musket · carbine · shotgun · long rifle
side, sides, sided, siding, sideway, sideways, sidelong, beside, besides