Handguns with a rotating cylinder containing multiple bullets, allowing several shots before reloading.
From 'revolve' (to turn in a circle). Named for the rotating cylinder mechanism that brings each new bullet into firing position.
Revolvers were revolutionary because the rotating cylinder meant you could fire multiple shots—revolutionary is actually the same root word! It's named for its most important feature.
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