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Colt Pistol
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges. The recoil extracts and ejects the empty cartridge case, and reloads ready for another shot. Called also Browning, and Colt-Browning, pistol.