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Pistol
fictional character
Pistol, fictional character, one of the sidekicks of Falstaff, who appears in Henry IV, parts 1 (written c. 1596β97) and 2 (written c. 1597β98); Henry V (first performed 1599); and The Merry Wives of Windsor (written between 1597 and 1601).
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