Civil War Billinghurst-Requal Gun

[4V50 Gary]

One yank of the cord (or pull of the lever?) would cause all barrels to discharge. As a breechloader, you opened the action, inserted the cartridge loaded strip into the barrels (think of it as a Bianchi Speed Strip made of steel) and cap it.

Would it or a modern reproduction of it per se be considered a machine gun?

 

[RJay]

Each barrel only fires one shot per trigger pull, I don't believe it would qualify for an NFA ruling .

 

[Model12Win]

Considering it's a black powder gun, could one make a replica? Would it be legal?

Someone should make a half scale in .36 cal, or even a full size!

Get on it Pietta LOLOLOL!!!

 

[Jim Watson]

There are real deal Billinghursts out there.
The best video I have seen is offline, here is one pretty good.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...8D7B23BCFBF9C6370C058D7B23BCFBF9C63&FORM=VIRE

They do not fire fixed ammunition and are not NFA "firearms."