Mechanical repeating pistol

Summary

A mechanical repeating pistol is a type of repeating handgun that is capable of repeated firings before the gun has to be reloaded, but requires manual operation of a mechanism to cycle each round. Unlike semi-automatic pistols, which use the energy of firing to cycle the action automatically, mechanical repeating pistols require the shooter to manipulate a lever, trigger guard or similar mechanism between shots. They are sometimes referred to as lever-action pistols or manual repeating pistols.