hammerless
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of hammerless
Example Sentences
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It was small, but large enough for a tiny, hammerless handgun he owned and sometimes, to his wife's horror, threatened to license and carry.
From Time Magazine Archive
As I was being told this I tried to remember where Dinky-Dunk had stowed away his revolver-holster and his hammerless ejector and his Colt repeater.
From The Prairie Wife by Harvey Dunn
Fred was the owner of a little twenty-two caliber, hammerless rifle, and many an hour was spent by the boys in practice with this small gun.
From The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp by Ross Kay
I bequeath to John Bolland the shorthorn cow he sold me, and to that lad of his—you must find out his proper name—my pair of hammerless guns and my sword.
From The Revellers by Louis Tracy
This beautiful weapon, built and balanced like a fine hammerless shotgun, was fitted with open sights.
From The Land of Footprints by Stewart Edward White
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