single-action
adjective
sin·gle-ac·tion
ˈsiŋ-gəl-ˈak-shən 
of a revolver
: that can be cocked only by manually retracting the hammer
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Some 22,000 Japanese soldiers died in the ensuing 36-day battle, and roughly 24,000 American soldiers were killed or injured—the highest number of single-action casualties in Marine Corps history.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
Baldwin was sitting on a pew in a rustic church, slowly pulling his single-action Colt .45 revolver from his leather shoulder holster and pointing it toward the camera.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
But somehow, that gun was fired and, to this day, Tex can not answer this question:
Maureen Maher: Was the gun in single-action or double-action?
—Maureen Maher, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
The career uncertainty is not April 20, 2023 An FBI ballistics expert also tested the weapon — a replica of a vintage .45 Colt single-action revolver made by weapons manufacturer Pietta.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
Baldwin was sitting on a pew in a rustic church, slowly pulling his single-action Colt .45 revolver from his leather shoulder holster and pointing it toward the camera.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
But somehow, that gun was fired and, to this day, Tex can not answer this question:
Maureen Maher: Was the gun in single-action or double-action?
—Maureen Maher, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
The career uncertainty is not April 20, 2023 An FBI ballistics expert also tested the weapon — a replica of a vintage .45 Colt single-action revolver made by weapons manufacturer Pietta.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
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“Single-action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single-action. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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