Revolver

A revolver (also called a wheelgun) is a repeating handgun that has a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers and at least one barrel for firing. When the trigger is pulled or the hammer is cocked, the cylinder rotates behind the barrel to present a new chamber to be fired.

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