Pistol (disambiguation)

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A pistol is a small handheld firearm but may also refer to:

Arms

• Magnetic pistol, on a naval mine or torpedo, for detonation near a target (rather than on impact)
• Hose pistol, a sprayer nozzle or attachment for a garden hose
• Pistol squat, variant of lower body exercise used in strength training
• The Pistol Star, an extremely luminous star in the Milky Way galaxy
• Pistol offense, an offensive strategy in American football
• A bid in some variants of the dominoes game 42

People

• Pete Maravich pro basketball player
• Ion Pistol, a Romanian man executed for murder
• Ancient Pistol, a character in Henry V (play), Henry IV, Part 2, and The Merry Wives of Windsor, plays by William Shakespeare
• "Pistol" Pez Whatley (1951–2005), former American professional wrestler
• The Young Pistols, former American professional wrestling tag-team

Film

• The Pistol (film) Frank C. Schroeder Stars: Millie Perkins, Nick Benedict, Adam Guier
• Pistol (film), a 1973 Swedish film

Music

• The Pistol (EP)

See also

• Pistil, part of a flower
• Pistole, a type of coin
• Pistol Pete (disambiguation), nickname and fictional character name
• Pistol, (periodical) on the subject of pistol-type firearms; a special-interest publication by Guns and Ammo magazine.