six-shooter

Cylindered belt pistol

A six-shooter is a revolver with a cylinder holding six cartridges—the classic handgun of the American West.

The term evokes cowboys, gunslingers, and frontier justice: He reached for his six-shooter.

Also called a six-gun.

mechanism

revolver

Pistol with rotating chamber

barrel · chamber · grip · sight · double-action · single-action · wheelgun · cock · fan · spin

western

cowboy

Mounted cattle herder

holster · saloon · frontier · duel · showdown · quickdraw · bandit · desperado · deputy · marshal

fiction

Colt

Young male equine

hero · villain · standoff · draw

ammunition

cartridge

Sealed container for supplies

magnum · gunpowder · reload · chamber · lead · brass · rimfire · centerfire · spent

Categories
Opposites
firearm type/capacity

six-shooterrifle

Long-barreled shoulder weapon

machine gun · automatic weapon · semi-automatic pistol · assault rifle · submachine gun

combat method

six-shootersword

Hilted fighting blade

knife · bare hands · fists · club · spear

weapon type/form factor

six-shooterrifle

Long-barreled shoulder weapon

long gun · shotgun · cannon · artillery · musket

Family

shot, shoot, sixth, shooting, shoots, shooter, sixty, sixteen, sixteenth

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG