Firearm and Weapon

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Firearm noun - A portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder.

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Weapon is a synonym for firearm in gun topic. In some cases you can use "Weapon" instead a noun "Firearm". popular alternative

Weapon noun - Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting.

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Firearm is a synonym for weapon in arm topic. You can use "Firearm" instead a noun "Weapon". popular alternative

Nearby Words: weaponry, weaponless

For those, see The Musketeer (wielding a melee weapon and a firearm, but not at the same time) and Sword and Gun (wielding a blade and a firearm simultaneously) for Dual Wielding a sword and a gun (or similar variants).

Source: Bow and Sword, in Accord
Most after 2006 used a combination of an elemental melee weapon and a firearm, making them Swordand Gun fighters.

Source: Magic Knight
After the first checkpoint (or more likely, death; this is a FS game, after all), you choose your starting weapon and firearm.

Source: Starter Equipment

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