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 ==Description==
-Pistols are lightweight firearms that can be shot from the offhand and [[twoweapon]]ed, and possess a maximum range of 15 squares and a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. When wielded by a hero who is Skilled or better in firearms, pistols gain the "focus fire" [[expert trait]]. The pistol's rate of fire is based on the hero's firearms skill: 1 per action at Basic skill or lower, 1&ndash;2 at Skilled and 1&ndash;3 at Expert.
+Pistols are lightweight firearms that can be shot from the offhand and [[twoweapon]]ed, and possess a maximum range of 15 squares and a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. When wielded by a hero who is Skilled or better in firearms, pistols gain the "focus fire" [[expert trait]]. The pistol's base rate of fire is 1, and improves along with the hero's firearms skill: 1 per action at Basic skill or lower, 1&ndash;2 at Skilled and 1&ndash;3 at Expert.
-Quickdrawing increases the rate of fire by 1, and wielding either of the [[DNetHack artifacts#Sansara Mirror|Sansara Mirror]], or [[The Pen of the Void]] with [[Eve]] bound into the blade, doubles the rate of fire.
+Quickdrawing increases the rate of fire by 1. Wielding either of the [[DNetHack artifacts#Sansara Mirror|Sansara Mirror]], or [[The Pen of the Void]] with [[Eve]] bound into the blade, doubles the rate of fire.
 ==Strategy==

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 * [[Changed]] that are not given [[hand blaster]]s have a {{frac|9}} chance of generating with a [[bone]] pistol and {{rn1|20|20}} bone bullets for ammo.
 * [[Deep one (dNetHack)|Deep ones]] and [[Deeper one (dNetHack)|deeper ones]] have a {{frac|6}} chance of generating with a pistol accompanied by a stack of bullets, with the properties of the shotgun itself dependent on which monster is given one&mdash;deep ones will have fully [[eroded]] pistols, while deeper ones will have pistols with 1 level of erosion and an [[enchantment]] ranging from +1 to +4.
-* [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|Dwarven]] monsters are always generated with a +7 pistol and a stack of {{rn1|100|100}} silver bullets that have an enchantment ranging from +1 to +3.
+* [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|Dwarven]] monsters generated at level creation are always generated with a +7 pistol and a stack of {{rn1|100|100}} silver bullets that have an enchantment ranging from +1 to +3.
 ==Description==

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 Anachrononauts and Androids start each game with knowledge of the pistol's appearance.
-Pistols are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]] and can only be [[wish]]ed for by [[Tourist/dNetHack|Tourists]]. by [[Smith (dNetHack)|smithing]] unless the hero is an Undead Hunter that knows their appearance.
+Pistols are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]] and can only be [[wish]]ed for by [[Tourist/dNetHack|Tourists]]. They cannot be created by [[Smith (dNetHack)|smithing]] unless the hero is an [[Undead Hunter]] that knows their appearance.
 Pistols may very rarely generate within the scrap piles on the first three levels of the [[Law Quest (dNetHack)|Law quest]].

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 {{for|the weapon in SLASH'EM and its derivatives|pistol (SLASH'EM)}}
-A '''pistol''' is a type of [[firearm]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The pistol is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|small]] [[Future tech|futuristic]] [[launcher]], making it [[one-handed]] for all races, and uses the [[firearms]] skill. It is designed for use with [[Bullet (dNetHack)|bullets]], [[Silver bullet (dNetHack)|silver bullets]], [[blood-bullet]]s, and [[blood-spear]]s.
+A '''pistol''' is a type of [[firearm]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The pistol is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|small]] [[one-handed]] [[Future tech|futuristic]] [[launcher]], making it [[one-handed]] for all users, and uses the [[firearms]] skill. It is designed for use with [[Bullet (dNetHack)|bullets]], [[Silver bullet (dNetHack)|silver bullets]], [[blood-bullet]]s, and [[blood-spear]]s.
 The pistol has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a [[broken hand-crossbow]] for [[hero]]es in most [[role]]s when [[Identification|unidentified]]&mdash;[[Anachrononaut]]s, [[Android]]s, [[Pirate/dNetHack|Pirates]], and [[Undead Hunter]]s will instead see the item as an "unfamiliar handgun".

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 {{for|the weapon in SLASH'EM and its derivatives|pistol (SLASH'EM)}}
-A '''pistol''' is a type of [[firearm]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The pistol is a [[one-handed]] [[Future tech|futuristic]] [[launcher]] that uses the [[firearms]] skill and is designed for use with [[Bullet (dNetHack)|bullets]], [[Silver bullet (dNetHack)|silver bullets]], [[blood-bullet]]s, and [[blood-spear]]s.
+A '''pistol''' is a type of [[firearm]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The pistol is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|small]] [[Future tech|futuristic]] [[launcher]], making it [[one-handed]] for all races, and uses the [[firearms]] skill. It is designed for use with [[Bullet (dNetHack)|bullets]], [[Silver bullet (dNetHack)|silver bullets]], [[blood-bullet]]s, and [[blood-spear]]s.
 The pistol has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a [[broken hand-crossbow]] for [[hero]]es in most [[role]]s when [[Identification|unidentified]]&mdash;[[Anachrononaut]]s, [[Android]]s, [[Pirate/dNetHack|Pirates]], and [[Undead Hunter]]s will instead see the item as an "unfamiliar handgun".

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 The word "pistol" derives from the Middle French ''pistolet'' (c. 1550), meaning "a small gun or knife", and first appeared in the English language c. 1570 when early handguns were produced in Europe. In colloquial usage, the word "pistol" is often used as a generic term to describe any type of handgun, inclusive of revolvers (which have a single barrel and a separate cylinder housing multiple chambers) and the pocket-sized derringers (which are often multi-barrelled).
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 The word "pistol" derives from the Middle French ''pistolet'' (c. 1550), meaning "a small gun or knife", and first appeared in the English language c. 1570 when early handguns were produced in Europe. In colloquial usage, the word "pistol" is often used as a generic term to describe any type of handgun, inclusive of revolvers (which have a single barrel and a separate cylinder housing multiple chambers) and the pocket-sized derringers (which are often multi-barrelled).
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 A '''pistol''' is a type of [[firearm]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The pistol is a [[one-handed]] [[Future tech|futuristic]] [[launcher]] that uses the [[firearms]] skill and is designed for use with [[Bullet (dNetHack)|bullets]], [[Silver bullet (dNetHack)|silver bullets]], [[blood-bullet]]s, and [[blood-spear]]s.
-The pistol has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a [[broken hand-crossbow]] for [[hero]]es in most [[role]]s when [[Identification|unidentified]]&mdash;[[Anachrononaut]]s, [[Android]]s, [[Undead Hunter]]s, and [[Pirate/dNetHack|Pirates]] will instead see the item as an "unfamiliar handgun".
+The pistol has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a [[broken hand-crossbow]] for [[hero]]es in most [[role]]s when [[Identification|unidentified]]&mdash;[[Anachrononaut]]s, [[Android]]s, [[Pirate/dNetHack|Pirates]], and [[Undead Hunter]]s will instead see the item as an "unfamiliar handgun".
 ==Generation==