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/pˈɪstəl grɪp/ Listen

Pistol grip

noun

A handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol.

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"Pistol grip" Quotes from Famous Books

... The pistol grip was in position near the forestock. He pulled it back the length of the crossbar and it brought the string with it, stretching it taut. There was a click as the trigger mechanism locked the bowstring in place and at the ...

— Space Prison • Tom Godwin

... firing mechanism consisted of a pistol grip and trigger, which looked all right to me. The sight was a standard binocular light-gun sight, with a spongeplastic mask to save the gunner from a pair of black eyes every time he fired it. The elevating and traversing gear was combined ...

— Four-Day Planet • Henry Beam Piper

... Scotty carried the spear gun by its pistol grip. He swam in the position that suited him best, both arms hanging limply down. Rick, on the other hand, preferred to swim with arms relaxed along his sides, as long as his hands were empty. When carrying a spear gun or his camera, he ...

— The Wailing Octopus • Harold Leland Goodwin