revolver
handgun with a cylinder containing multiple chambers and at least one barrel
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Summary
revolver is a weapon type[1]. revolver ranks in the top 0.29% of weapon type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,916 views/month, #2 of 694).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: handgun[3]
- Commons category: Revolvers[4]
- Has part(s): gun barrel[5], handle[6], hammer[7], firearm trigger[8], firing pin[9], cylinder[10], revolver cartridge[11]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1597[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Revolvers[13]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16]
- Different from: Day of the Evil Gun[17], pistol[18]
- MCN code: 9305.10.00[19]
- Uses: revolver cartridge[20]
- Has list: list of revolvers[21]
- Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/04086273-n[22]
- P14470: Objects/Revolver[23]
- P14870: ont00001254[24]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for revolver include revolver cannon[25], a weapon type[26].
Why It Matters
revolver has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] revolver is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for revolver include revolver cannon[25], a weapon type[26].