With no markings or provenance at all, the origins of this revolver are a mystery. Its features all point to the 1880s or 1890s, and someone clearly spent a lot of time working on it – but we don’t know who. What makes it interesting is the very unusual operating mechanism. It is similar to a “zig-zag” system like the 1878 Mauser or Webley-Fosbery, but with angled splines on the cylinder instead of grooves.
The knob is a cocking system (phrasing)
Ian’s video: [7:31] https://youtu.be/NHggIGRdvCg?si=
That bore height, sheesh. I wonder how the kick was.
Came to say this. I hope the rounds weren’t very powerful, or that thing’s a wrist-breaker.
As old as it is, it probably has a pretty weak sound by today’s standard. Like an old .32 S&W or something.
I love mysterious pieces like these!
The purpose might be for shooting from a cover. Or for specific person with some hand condition.
Exactly what I was thinking. It looks custom built for someone with a hand deformity or injury.
When you throw it, it will fly back to you.
Aha, now I can stop metaphorically shooting myself in the foot and move on to literally shooting myself in the foot. Excellent.
Is it for when you need to shoot a bunch of people down below you?
That right angle tho
