Uncommon revolvers
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Pond James Pond
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I want. I WANT!!
silvermane_1
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nice "Terminator" skidder.
Does the Smith & Wesson Model 53 fit the topic? I'm not sure how "rare" they are, but chambering in .22 Jet, it would be hard to argue that they are
"normal", common or popular.
They also came with chamber inserts that allowed you to use .22LR ammunition as well as the odd, hot, bottle-neck .22 Jet round.
I also continue to seek information or hands-on sightings of the Taurus Raging Thirty, a double-action .30 Carbine chambered revolver that seemed to disappear from their catalog just as quickly as it arrived, and I've never actually seen one in the flesh.
"normal", common or popular.
They also came with chamber inserts that allowed you to use .22LR ammunition as well as the odd, hot, bottle-neck .22 Jet round.
I also continue to seek information or hands-on sightings of the Taurus Raging Thirty, a double-action .30 Carbine chambered revolver that seemed to disappear from their catalog just as quickly as it arrived, and I've never actually seen one in the flesh.
aarondhgraham
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Meet Margaux,,,
Meet Margaux,,,
Model 1892 French 8mm Lebel,,,
Mine was manufactured in 1903,,,
That makes the old gal 110 years old.
I just recently scored 550 rounds of new manufactured ammo for her,,,
She threw 24 rounds in an 8" paper plate at 25 yards,,,
Not bad for a handgun of that vintage.
Aarond
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Meet Margaux,,,
Model 1892 French 8mm Lebel,,,
Mine was manufactured in 1903,,,
That makes the old gal 110 years old.
I just recently scored 550 rounds of new manufactured ammo for her,,,
She threw 24 rounds in an 8" paper plate at 25 yards,,,
Not bad for a handgun of that vintage.
Aarond
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Bob Wright
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Aarondhgraham,
That gun is just so.......
so.............
so French!
Bob Wright
That gun is just so.......
so.............
so French!
Bob Wright
Mike Irwin
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I'll have to take some pictures of my Mle 1873 French Ordnance Revolver and post them.
SPEMack618
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The French revolvers that were minute of Chadian Resistance Fighters?
aarondhgraham
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Hello Bob Wright,,,
What's the old joke?
French Military Surplus,,,
Never fired, dropped once!
She is an odd gun that's for sure,,,
But she fires just fine and is quite accurate.
85 pound DA trigger,,,
But a very crisp SA trigger.
One screw and the side plate hinges open like a door,,,
All of the internal parts are numbered in order of their removal/assembly.
It was supposedly the first military handgun designed for the "new" smokeless powder.
And that funky round grip is a very natural pointer.
If you ever see one pick it up,,,
You will be amazed at the quality of it's manufacturing.
Aarond
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What's the old joke?
French Military Surplus,,,
Never fired, dropped once!
She is an odd gun that's for sure,,,
But she fires just fine and is quite accurate.
85 pound DA trigger,,,
But a very crisp SA trigger.
One screw and the side plate hinges open like a door,,,
All of the internal parts are numbered in order of their removal/assembly.
It was supposedly the first military handgun designed for the "new" smokeless powder.
And that funky round grip is a very natural pointer.
If you ever see one pick it up,,,
You will be amazed at the quality of it's manufacturing.
Aarond
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aarondhgraham
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Hello Mike Irwin,,,
Please do,,,
I love the 1800's European military revolvers.
Can you still find any ammo for your pistol?
Have you ever fired it?
Aarond
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Please do,,,
I love the 1800's European military revolvers.
Can you still find any ammo for your pistol?
Have you ever fired it?
Aarond
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Mike Irwin
Staff
"The French revolvers that were minute of Chadian Resistance Fighters?"
That's the one.
Aarond, I have a single round of 11mm Ordnance Revolver for my gun. $7.50 at a gun show.
Ouch.
I did fire it many years ago when I worked for NRA. Went through a LOT of hassle to prep some rounds for it.
That's the one.
Aarond, I have a single round of 11mm Ordnance Revolver for my gun. $7.50 at a gun show.
Ouch.
I did fire it many years ago when I worked for NRA. Went through a LOT of hassle to prep some rounds for it.
Mike Irwin
Staff
"What's the old joke?
French Military Surplus,,,
Never fired, dropped once!"
That "joke" has always amused me, too, not because it's funny, but because it shows just how little the teller knows about just how insanely brave French soldiers have been over the years.
No, not particularly well equipped at times, nor particularly well led, but man for man, the French have nothing to be ashamed about.
French Military Surplus,,,
Never fired, dropped once!"
That "joke" has always amused me, too, not because it's funny, but because it shows just how little the teller knows about just how insanely brave French soldiers have been over the years.
No, not particularly well equipped at times, nor particularly well led, but man for man, the French have nothing to be ashamed about.
Bob Wright
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While dwelling on the thought of this thread, another odd revolver comes to mind, afrom the cap-and-ball era.
The gun I'm thinking about was the Walsh, or Walch, twelve shot revolver. This gun had an elongated cylinder, with two nipples per cylinder and two hammers. Two charges were loaded into each of the six charge holes, one in front of the other. One set of nipples was located about mid point of the cylinder's length, the other at the rear of the cylinder. As I recoil six shots were fired using the front caps and charges, the the shooter continued firing, using the second hammer firing the rear charges. Even if both charges fired at once, the charge hole was aligned with the barrel so no dmage would be done.
Now that is an oddity!
Bob Wright
The gun I'm thinking about was the Walsh, or Walch, twelve shot revolver. This gun had an elongated cylinder, with two nipples per cylinder and two hammers. Two charges were loaded into each of the six charge holes, one in front of the other. One set of nipples was located about mid point of the cylinder's length, the other at the rear of the cylinder. As I recoil six shots were fired using the front caps and charges, the the shooter continued firing, using the second hammer firing the rear charges. Even if both charges fired at once, the charge hole was aligned with the barrel so no dmage would be done.
Now that is an oddity!
Bob Wright
Bob Wright
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Oh, yeah! The Colt Root sidehammer revovlers.
Bob Wright
Bob Wright