Sentence:  My double was made with standard-weight revolver barrels ( before cutting to revolver length ) , and although it compares well in other respects , it <WSD>'s</WSD> considerably heavier than the Deerstalker , which only scales about 6 - 1 2 pounds . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)