Weapons

horse pistol
a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen
 
pepper spray
a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent
 
derringer
a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel
 
repeater
a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading
 
Mauser
trademark for a repeating rifle or pistol
 
sawed-off shotgun
a shotgun with short barrels
 
rubber bullet
a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control
 
bodkin
a dagger with a slender blade
 
chemical bomb
a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes
 
brass knucks
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
 
dart
a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
 
cannonball
a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
 
longbow
a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
 
seeker
a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)
 
trench knife
a knife with a double-edged blade for hand-to-hand fighting
 
rifle
a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
 
guided missile
a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices
 
flintlock
a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
 
high explosive
a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate
 
fire ship
a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships
 
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