Random fact# 6
The word "pistol" is derived from the Frenchy word pistole (or pistolet), which may have any of these origins:
1. From the Czech pistole and derived from the Czech word píšťala (flute or pipe!!, referencing the shape of a Hussite firearm).
2. From the city of Pistoia, Italy.
3. Early pistols were carried by cavalrymen in holsters, which were hung from the pommel (or pistallo in medievil French) of the horse's saddle.