service revolver

plural service revolvers

1. datedpossiblyengineeringA handgun of the revolver type, issued to a police officer or member of the military for use in the course of their official duties.

   "Have you any arms?" "I have my old service revolver and a few cartridges."

   1887, Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 5, in A Study in Scarlet

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   "Look what the general gave me," and he proudly displayed Longorio's service revolver. Around Jose's waist was the cartridge-belt and holster that went with the weapon.

   1915, Rex Ellingwood Beach, chapter 7, in Heart of the Sunset

   The policewoman, Kimberly Greenleaf, 34, apparently struggled with Officer Thomas Marchitto, 37, before she shot him once in the neck with her .38-caliber service revolver.

   1995 September 4, “Two Officers Argue, And One Is Shot”, in New York Times, retrieved 07 Mar 2018

   The teen died from a shot to the left temple, his father's police-issue service revolver found nearby.

   2013 August 7, “Brazilian teenager kills police officer parents and extended family”, in Telegraph, UK, retrieved 07 Mar 2018