大部分為手槍形式的槍械，有數支槍管圍繞著中央軸，可個別射擊。若指具有旋轉式多槍膛的單槍管槍械，則用「左輪手槍」一詞。

轉管手槍(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
chuan kuan shou ch'iang (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
zhuǎn guǎn shǒu qiāng (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
zhuan guan shou qiang (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
pepperboxes(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
pepperbox(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
peperbussen(vuurwapens)　(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
peperbus(vuurwapen)　(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
bundelloopspistolen(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,UF,U,U)
bundelloopspistool(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,UF,U,U)
pimentero(arma)　(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,SN)
avispero(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........裝備與設備
............武器與彈藥
................武器
....................<發射式武器>
........................<具爆炸性推進燃料的發射式武器>
............................火器
................................輕武器
....................................<依形式區分之小型武器>
........................................轉管手槍

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........裝備與設備
............武器與彈藥
................武器
....................<發射式武器>
........................<具爆炸性推進燃料的發射式武器>
............................火器
................................輕武器
....................................<依形式區分之小型武器>
........................................手槍 (小型武器)
............................................手槍 (單手持用)
................................................轉管手槍

distinguished from....

左輪手槍(槍械)

英文....	Firearms, typically though not always pistols, having several barrels which revolve around a central axis and are fired separately. For single-barreled firearms with a revolving multichambered cylinder, use "revolvers."
荷蘭語....	Vuurwapens, vaak pistolen maar niet altijd, met meerdere lopen rond een centrale as die soms kunnen draaien en die afzonderlijk van elkaar worden afgevuurd.
西班牙語....	Úsese para armas de fuego, usualmente, aunque no siempre, pistolas que tienen varios cañones que giran alrededor de un eje central y que se disparan separadamente. Para armas de fuego de un solo cañón con un cilindro giratorio con múltiples cámaras, use "revólver.”

轉管手槍............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	槍械專用詞庫  July 5,2013
pepperboxes............	[VP]
.................	Blair, European and American Arms (1962) 64, "the majority of examples were pistols, though a few carbines were also made"
.................	Peterson, Encyclopedia of Firearms (1964)
.................	Quick, Weapons and Military Terms (1973)
.................	Tarassuk and Blair, Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Armor (1979) illustration
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
pepperbox............	[VP]
.................	Chenhall, Revised Nomenclature (1988)
peperbussen(vuurwapens)............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
peperbus(vuurwapen)............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
bundelloopspistolen............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
bundelloopspistool............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
pimentero(arma)............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Miller, Como Reconocer las Antigüedades (1991) 185
avispero............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	TAA database (2000-)
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Diagram Group, Weapons (1980) 128; pepperbox revolvers; illustration, 129; double-action pepperbox revolvers
.................	Petzal, Encyclopedia of Sporting Firearms (1991) pepperbox pistols
.................	Sporthuis Harte

Getty AAT: 300201556 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300201556
聯合目錄： 轉管手槍 、chuan kuan shou ch'iang 、zhuǎn guǎn shǒu qiāng 、zhuan guan shou qiang 、pepperboxes 、pepperbox 、peperbussen 、peperbus 、bundelloopspistolen 、bundelloopspistool 、pimentero 、avispero