A hand[[gun]] that loads bullets by revolving a chamber. With its rotational movement, sometimes-visible remaining shots and laborious reloading procedures, it is ripe for theatrics, making media-makers favour it over the semi-automatic handguns in general.

Revolvers generally carry much more powerful rounds than semi-automatic handguns of similar sizes, but they suffer greatly in sustained firefights because of their significantly smaller magazine capacities (5-8 shots compared to 12-13 shots) and longer reload times. Their increased power on a per-shot basis is also slightly hampered by the fact that the range benefits this would normally infer are lost due to a short barrel length (and the fact that a single-handle gun is more difficult to aim at long range than a two-handed gun). Because of their simpler operation and maintenance, however, they are still preferable in "personal defense" situations (shorter confrontations, higher likelihood of instantly stopping your attacker with the first shot.)