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==Weapon organization==
[[File:ACS The Mars.jpg|250px|thumb|[[The Mars]] semi-automatic pistol]]
*Sword
A '''pistol''' is a [[firearms|firearm]] designed to be portable enough to be operated in one hand. Sometimes distinguished from a [[revolver]] by having a {{wiki|chamber (firearms)|chamber}} integrated into the {{wiki|gun barrel|barrel}}, pistols have developed over the centuries from single shot single shot weapons to semi-automatic guns and are widely employed as {{wiki|side arm}}s by soldiers, [[Templars]], [[Assassins]], and [[police]] alike.
**Straight sword
 
***[[Common Sword]]
==Description==
***[[Captain's Sword]]
[[File:AC3 Flintlock Pistol.png||thumb|250px|A [[Flintlock Pistol|flintlock pistol]] of the [[American Revolution]]ary era]]
***[[Milanese Sword]]
Pistols, being firearms small enough to be wielded and fired in one hand, are ranged weapons that launch projectiles via the ignition of gunpowder. Advancement of pistol technology paralleled that of their longer variants, the [[musket]] and [[rifle]], with the pistols throughout the 18th century, from the [[War of Spanish Succession]] to the [[French Revolution]], utilizing a {{wiki|flinklock}} ignition mechanism and lead shots as ammunition.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref><ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> Because the flintlock design did not permit the chambering of more than one round, [[piracy|pirates]] of the early 18th century resorted to carrying as many as four pistols on their body at any given time.<ref name="AC4" /> A solution offered by gunsmiths later in the century involved incorporating multiple barrels into one pistol, as seen with the [[Double-Barrel Pistol]], the [[Pepperbox Pistol]], and the [[Duckfoot Pistol]], a handheld {{wiki|volley gun}}.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="AC3L" /><ref name="ACU" />
***[[Byzantine Arming Sword]]
 
***[[Bastard Sword (Rogue)]]
During this time, some manufacturers instead favored the more sophisticated {{wiki|wheellock}} mechanism that was initially used by the Assassins for their [[Hidden Gun]],<ref name="AC4" /><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> but owing to the complexity and costs of this superior mechanism, standard pistols were of the flintlock design.<ref name="AC4" /><ref name="AC3" />
***[[Viking Sword]]
 
***[[Templar Sword]]
By the latter half of the 19th century, innovations in firearm technology led to the emergence of {{wiki|semi-automatic pistol}}s that fire multiple rounds without needing to be reloaded and which automatically load new rounds upon firing.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> While many modern pistols carry multiple {{wiki|cartridge (firearms)|cartridges}} in a single chamber,<ref name="AC3" /> there are also revolvers which utilize a revolving cylinder with multiple chambers.<ref name="ACS" />
***[[Sir James Gunn's Sword]]
 
***[[Messer]]
Like all firearms, pistols emit a loud, explosive sound upon firing and are therefore not ideal for stealth operations without a {{wiki|suppressor}} that reduces the noise.<ref name="AC3" /> Because of this, the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins]] developed the [[Phantom Blade]], a wrist-mounted miniature [[crossbow]], while the vast majority of Assassins continue to rely on traditional [[throwing knives]] as ranged weapons even to the present day.<ref name="ACS" /><ref name="Homecoming">''[[Assassin's Creed Volume 3: Homecoming]]''</ref>
***[[Gladius]]
 
**Backsword
==History==
***[[Back Sword]]
[[File:Octavian de Valois pistol.png|left|thumb|250px|The gun of [[Octavian de Valois]]]]
**Broadsword
For [[humans|human]] civilization, firearms small enough to be equipped in one hand were first utilized by the Assassin Brotherhood in the form of the Hidden Gun, an invention of the [[Mentor]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] who himself divined it from his [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="TSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> Unlike true pistols, the miniature Hidden Gun was crafted as a ranged parallel to the Assassins' iconic [[Hidden Blade]] used for assassinations and thus were concealed in their wrist bracers.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="TSC" /><ref name="ACR" />
***[[Schiavona]]
 
***[[Scottish Broadswords]]
The wheellock mechanism of the Assassins' Hidden Gun would not become public knowledge until at least the time of the [[Renaissance]] in [[Italy]].<ref name="AC2" /> While the Italian inventor [[Leonardo da Vinci]] rediscovered the Hidden Gun for his friend, the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]],<ref name="AC2" /> an ornate wheellock pistol served as the personal weapon of the Templars [[Octavian de Valois]].<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> [[Papal Guard]]s in service to the [[House of Borgia]] during [[Rodrigo Borgia]]'s tenure as [[Papacy|Pope]] wielded similar side arms,<ref name="ACB" /> as did the [[Janissaries]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]] in the same period.<ref name="ACR" />
***[[Scottish Broadsword]]
 
***[[Schiavona (Unity)]]
[[File:AC3 Daniel Skyscrapper.png|thumb|250px|[[Daniel Cross]] wielding a [[Mark 23 pistol]]]]
**Saber
By the beginning of the 18th century, single-shot flintlock pistols had become widespread throughout [[Europe]] and the European colonies in the [[Americas]].<ref name="AC4" /> Aside from serving as common weapons for [[officers]], they were commonly sold in shops throughout [[North America]].<ref name="AC4" /><ref name="AC3" /> In the [[West Indies]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], they were particularly popular among pirates. Skilled pirates such as [[Edward Kenway]] could operate four pistols in rapid succession in the heat of battle.<ref name="AC4" /> By the time of the [[Seven Years' War]], pistols were standard for Assassins and Templars alike,<ref name="ACRG" /> a trend that would continue into the 19th century and onward as [[swords]] and other melee weapons became increasingly obsolete.<ref name="ACS" />
***[[Syrian Sabre]]
 
***[[Light Cavalry Saber]]
In the 21st century, pistols remain a universal side arm for combat personnel across the world ranging from the police, national militaries, [[mercenaries]], criminals, and Assassin and Templar agents.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="ACS" /><ref name="Homecoming" /><ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref><ref name="Setting Sun">''[[Assassin's Creed Volume 2: Setting Sun]]''</ref>
***[[French Cutlass]]
 
***[[Officer's Sword]]
==Trivia==
***[[Sword (Liberation)]]
;Terminology
***[[Officer's Short Sword]]
*In real-life, the terms ''pistol'' and ''revolver'', depending on the dictionary, are not always considered interchangeable and are instead regarded as distinct sub-types of the {{wiki|handgun}}.<ref name="Merriam-Webster Revolver">[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolver Revolver]. {{wiki|Merriam-Webster|Merriam-Webster Dictionary}}. Accessed 22 September 2017.</ref><ref name="Merriam-Webster Pistol">[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pistol Pistol]. {{wiki|Merriam-Webster|Merriam-Webster Dictionary}}. Accessed 22 September 2017.</ref><ref name="Dictionary.com Revolver">[http://www.dictionary.com/browse/revolver?s=t Revolver]. {{wiki|Dictionary.com}}. Accessed 23 September 2017.</ref><ref name="Dictionary.com Pistol">[http://www.dictionary.com/browse/pistol Pistol]. {{wiki|Dictionary.com}}. Accessed 23 September 2017.</ref> In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'', the distinction is not consistently made; the Tutorial entries ascribe the gameplay term "Pistols" to all usable firearm, even if they are revolvers, while the weapon selection menu classifies handguns under the title "Firearms" instead, with guns either being named pistols or revolvers.
***[[Cutlass]]
;Gameplay
***[[British Cutlasses]]
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', pistols are only carried by the Papal Guards and the Janissaries respectively, both being elite units. These guards periodically take aim at the player before firing, and their shots can only be evaded by strafing continuously. The player's equivalent weapon is a Hidden Gun.
***[[Espada Ancha]]
*The Pistol features as a ranged ability in the [[multiplayer]]s of ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''. It is functionally identical to that of the Hidden Gun in previous game, only that it has been thematically changed to match the setting.
***[[Privateer's Cutlasses]]
*Pistols feature as a class of weapons the player can equip for the first time in ''Assassin's Creed III''. The weapon can be either free-aimed or fired using the Quick Shot function that allows the player to instantly shoot a target without manual aiming. The latter ability allows the player, as [[Desmond Miles]], to instantly mow down all [[Abstergo]] [[guards]] in his path after acquiring the Mark 23 semi-automatic pistol from killing the Templar Daniel Cross. The free-aim and Quick Shot mechanics are carried over in all subsequent main installments until ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''.
***[[British Colonial Cutlasses]]
*In ''Assassin's Creed III'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'', pistol shots are evaded by using other enemies as human shields. The player is prompt ahead of time to do this while the enemy shooter is taking aim. Since this mechanic was removed in later games, players are forced to roll to dodge bullets in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''. However, rolling can only be performed in combat, and so a player being fired at while fleeing can only hope to avoid being shot by breaking the shooter's line of fire. Because damage registration depends on actual contact with the projectile, [[civilians]] may be killed if the player runs through a crowd and uses them as cover.
***[[Matched Golden Swords]]
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'', and ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]'', the player can simply dodge bullets at the click of a button upon being fired upon.
***[[Captain Drake's Swords]]
 
***[[Blades of Toledo]]
==Appearances==
***[[Edward Kenway's Unique Swords]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}
***[[French Cutlass (Rogue)]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
***[[Privateer Cutlass]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''
***[[Normal sword]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
***[[Governor's Sword]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]''
***[[Hunting Sabre]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
***[[Admiral's Lion Sword]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
***[[Dull Cavalry Saber]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
***[[Light Cavalry Saber (Unity)]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Underworld]]''
***[[Officer's Saber]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed Volume 1: Trial by Fire]]''
***[[Royal Cutlass]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed Volume 2: Setting Sun]]''
**Scimitar
*''[[Assassin's Creed Volume 3: Homecoming]]''
***Syrian Sabre
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''
***[[Persian Shamshir]]
 
***[[Janissary Kijil]]
==References==
***[[Pirate Scimitar]]
{{Reflist}}
***[[Pirate Scimitars]]
***[[Persian Scimitars]]
***[[Pirate Scimitar (Rogue)]]
***[[Scimitar (Unity)]]
**Falchion
***[[Venetian Falchion]]
***[[Florentine Falchion]]
***[[Dented Falchion]]
***[[Straight Falchion]]
**Smallsword
***[[Colichemarde]]
***[[Officer's Smallswords]]
***[[Officer's Short Sword (Rogue)]]
***[[English Dragoon's Basket-hilted Sword]]
***[[Small-hilted Sword]]
***[[Basket-hilted Sword]]
***[[Heavy Hilted Sword]]
***[[Snake Hilted Sword]]
**Rapier
***[[Sicilian Rapier]]
***[[French Rapier]]
***[[Spanish Cup-Hilt Rapiers]]
***[[French Dress Swords]]
***[[Officer's Rapiers]]
***[[German Rapiers]]
***[[Foil]]
***[[Rapier (Unity)]]
**Hunting sword
***[[Hanger Sword]]
***[[Cuttoe Sword]]
***[[Cuttoe Sword (Liberation)]]
***[[Hanger Sword (Liberation)]]
***[[Hanger Sword (Rogue)]]
***[[Cuttoe Sword (Rogue)]]
***[[English Infantry Hanger Sword]]
***[[French Cuttoe]]
***Hunting Sabre
**Katana
***[[Katana (Rogue)]]
***[[Katana (Unity)]]
**[[Pistol Swords]]
*[[Mace]]
**[[Flanged Mace]]
**[[Cavalieri Mace]]
**[[Condottiero Mace]]
**[[Byzantine Mace]]
**[[Ottoman Mace]]
**[[Mace(Unity)]]
**[[Morningstar]]
**[[War Mace]]
*Warhammer
**[[Mercenario War Hammer]]
**[[Maul]]
**[[Condottiero War Hamemer]]
**[[Lucerne hammer]]
**[[Condottiero War Hammer]]
**[[Prussian War Hammer]]
**[[Sledgehammer]]
**[[Warhammer (Unity)]]
**[[Cinquedeas (Unity)]]
*War club
**[[Gunstock War Club]]
**[[Wooden War Club]]
**[[Stonehead War Club]]
**[[Iron Blade War Club]]
**[[Obwandiyag's War Club]]

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