Mateba made for a cartoon?!

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This is the description of the Mateba auto-revolver given on the Security Arms web site ...
Mateba. It was originally created for the Anime - "Ghost in the Shell" . Unlike other revolvers the Mateba cylinder swings open from the top of the weapon, and .357 round fires from the bottom the cylinder.....Idea being that the point of aim is closer to you fist = greater accuracy
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http://www.securityarms.com/20010315/galleryfiles/1100/1143.htm


Am I to understand that someone designed a real life gun for a cartoon?!

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I'm assuming the guys over at Security Arms must not know jack about the gun (they didn't even mention that its actualy a semi-auto) :rolleyes:
 
No I think the Mateba was around before Ghost in the Shell in both movie and manga form. One of the characters is criticized for carrying one and his use of it is a minor plot point in both I believe. Been a while since I saw Ghost in the Shell.

That said I know a bunch of people who would love it if someone put together the breaktop, bottom barreled revolver from Trigun. That thing is pretty sweet.
 
Many moons ago, Guns & Ammo ran an article about a custom revolver a fellow built for competition. The cylinder did not open to the top, but it did have the barrel placed at the bottom of the frame. The reasoning was that it put the axis of the bore close to the axis of the forearm, therefore reducing muzzle flip. It seemed to work, according to that author.
 
Mateba was around long before Ghost in the Shell.

The manga refers to one of the characters carrying around a Mateba revolver, but IIRC the gun is never shown. What appears in the anime isn't the new semiauto revolver, but a DA wheelgun with the barrel aligned with the bottom chamber, and grip that resembles one of an automatic...I haven't been able to find actual photos of this weapon, or some other interesting Mateba designs.

Securityarms.com is not the most accurate gun site.
 
It's shown in GITS - the guy who carries it is shown loading some high speed AP ammo into it for an encounter. Pretty good scene.

On a side note, you can buy kits for the sidearm the heroine uses - they fit over a Walther PPK airsoft and make it look like a Tavor version of a pistol. Pretty cool.
 
Mateba has made a bunch of oddball revolvers, not just the "semi-automatic revolver" they're known for now. They originally started manufacturing several target revolvers on the line described above, with a cylinder that fires from the lowest position (thereby directing recoil straight back along the arm, reducing muzzle lift), and that swings out of the chamber and UP to reload.
 
I don't believe the Trigun revolver is possible to make. The low placement of barrel would get in the way of the ejection system.
 
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