handgun
拳銃 ハンドガン ピストル オートマチックピストル マシンピストル pistol 手槍 手枪
A short-barrelled firearm designed to be used with one hand or two hands and for shooting at short-ranged targets, while be more concealable to be holstered than a rifle or a submachine gun. Its ammunition feeding mechanism may vary by design, such as muzzle-loading earlier handguns, break action, by using clips or more commonly magazines.
Handgun types include modern semi-automatic pistols, revolvers, antique firearms such as flintlocks and derringers. This tag also covers the "machine pistol", a handgun capable of fully automatic fire (e.g. Beretta 93R).
The term "pistol" refers to handguns with a single, stationary (non-revolving) chamber. In Danbooru, the "pistol" tag redirects to the "handgun" tag.
For the hand gesture imitating a gun, use finger gun instead.
Examples
- Danbooru post #6736099: Semi-automatic handgun
- Danbooru post #6229047: Revolver
