six shooter
Cylinder-loaded handgun
A six shooter is a revolver that holds six cartridges in its cylinder—the standard capacity for revolvers since the mid-19th century.
The term evokes the American Old West: cowboys, gunslingers, and frontier justice.
He drew his six shooter and fired.
Also spelled six-shooter.
- revolverPistol with rotating chamber
- pistolCompact one-handed firearm
- holsterSidearm carrying case
- gun beltWaist strap holding firearms
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
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firearm type/mechanism
six shooterrifle
Long-barreled shoulder weapon
long gun · shotgun · musket · assault rifle · semi-automatic pistol
symbolic/cultural association
six shooterAK-47
Soviet automatic rifle
Glock · assault weapon · ray gun · phaser · laser gun
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