pistol![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Short light handgun that is held in one hand; it is loaded with a magazine inside the butt.
magazine base ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The bottom of the magazine.
butt ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The bottom part of the gun that is used to hold and aim it.
magazine catch ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that joins the magazine to the butt.
trigger ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that is pressed to fire the weapon.
trigger guard ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal piece covering and protecting the trigger.
slide ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Movable part used to load the weapon; it recoils when a shot is fired and pushes a new cartridge into the chamber of the barrel.
magazine ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that slides into the butt of the pistol; it contains from seven to 17 cartridges, which are automatically fed into the barrel of the pistol.
hammer ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part that triggers the shot by striking the firing pin, which in turn strikes the cartridge primer causing the powder charge to explode.
rear sight ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Notch in the weapon’s rear sight; the rear sight is lined up with the front sight when taking aim.
barrel ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Tubular part that guides the trajectory of the projectile.
front sight ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal aiming device attached to the front of the barrel.
cartridge ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Ammunition consisting of a projectile (ball or lead), an explosive charge (gunpowder) and a primer collected inside a casing.