Quote Originally Posted by SeverianLyonesse View Post
If you can think of a set of terms to call the weapon that do not include "pistol", "revolver", or "flintlock", then it may be possible.

Otherwise, it isn't happening because those are MCH's naming conventions and as I have stated in several threads the jobs are very consistent about not stepping on each other's weapon names. There are only a small handful of exceptions across the whole arsenal.
Why not? They took daggers away from Paladin.

They can just as easily rename all the machinist "pistol" weapons to "carbines"--which would be more accurate anyway--and give it to a new dual wield class.