A collection of blackpowder revolvers.
Please see III.B.2.a. Bulldog Revolvers for more information.
Big heavy frame guns, well known for their strong engineering.
Please see III.B.2.b. Dan Wesson Revolvers
for more information
Bernd Zoellner (zoellner@faps.uni-erlangen.de)
This little gun was produced during WW II and dropped to the resistance groups behind enemy lines. It was a cheap stamped single shot .45 complete with smooth bore and breech action. The idea was that the enemy would have no use for it if and when they found it, but the partisians would be able to take out an enemy soldier and then take his more effective weapons. It was produced by the Guide Lamp division of GM - the same division that later made turn signal lamp housings and the like. Some three million were made at a rate of 1 ever 5 seconds, making it the only gun in history that could be made faster than it could be loaded.
James W. Thornhill (thornjw@eng.auburn.edu) with a correction by Jeff Haag (Haag_Jeff@macmail1.cig.mot.com)
Caliber: .38 special
Barrel: 2 inches
Finishing: Blue
Grips: Rubber, with finger grooves
Capacity5 rounds
Sights: Fixed
Features: Unfluted cylinder, reinforced barrel.
Also avaiable in inox, known as model 874.
Courtesy of Andre Ferreira Mazeron (mazeron@aton.inf.ufrgs.br).
An interesting little pen gun in .25 ACP.
Name of Firearm: Remington New Model Army (this is a modern made Stainless steel replica).
Invented in the USA.
Manufacturer: Remington (originally). Manufactured from 1863 to 1875. Caliber: .44 Shoots a .451" diameter lead round ball.
Powder: FFFg black powder, approx 22 to 28 grains per round.
Ignition: No.11 percussion caps
Mode of fire: single action revolver-six shots.
Sights: Blade front and v shaped groove in top strap for rear sight.
Overall Length: 13.5 inches
Weight: approx. 2.75 lbs.
Barrel: 8 inch long octagon
Originals of this type firearm were used in the US Civil War.
Image provided by John Bunting (buntingjm@cyou.com)
Information provided by John Bunting (buntingjm@cyou.com)
Taurus 669 .357/.38 spec compensated revolver in 6" stainless format. The revolver has a 6-shot capacity. The 8 compensation holes on the barrel are visible in the pix.
Jim Knoll (jp@ironwood.cray.com)
Stainless steel .22 Mag revolver
Manufactured in 1956 and discontinued in 1957. A semi-auto with a 10 cartridge magazine and a 4.75" barrel. It was created partially as a result of new aluminum alloys recently developed in World War II. The person wwho developed it, Robert Hillberg eventually went on to work for High Standard, and the company was sold to avoid bankruptcy. Some interesting facts... The Serial numbers started at 100,000 because their machine was screwed up. Only 22,000 were even made. Also, only the first few were called the Wolverine, because another company was already using the name, and it was afterwards refered to as the Whitney Autoloader. The photo is by Jean Miele