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
The naturalist carried a Colt's revolver; the Big Boy had a twelve-gauge hammerless, called a "howitzer."
From Tenting To-night A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
He drew the new hammerless shotgun out of its heavy tan leather case and made her peep through the barrels to see how dazzlingly free they were from rust.
From Main Street by Lewis, Sinclair
When opened, he found, much to his delight, it contained a double-barreled hammerless shotgun.
From Hidden Treasure by Simpson, John Thomas
Besides this, the farmer had loaned Andy his double-barrel Marlin shotgun, an old model when compared with the up-to-date hammerless and the repeaters, but no doubt a good, serviceable weapon.
From The Aeroplane Boys Flight A Hydroplane Roundup by Langworthy, John Luther
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