Yup, nothing better than taking the word of advertising agents to determine what words actually mean...
A revolver is not a pistol and a pistol is not a revolver.
They are both handguns.
I will take the legal definition, the one prescribed by anyone that knows anything in the editor and writer world, and the common sense definitions.
Anyone that wants to use the others is welcome to have at it. They can enjoy attempting to bemuse those with a clue...
The word of a modern marketer is one thing. The word of the man who actually created what we know as the "revolver" today is another entirely.
And as you obviously missed above, not all revolvers are handguns. But some folks are entirely ignorant of history so it's no surprise.
I'm surprised that none get their panties in a bunch because by their own nonsense, there is no differentiation between a semi-auto "pistol" and a flintlock "pistol".
