Firearms oddities

The 19th century is widely acknowledged as a period of innovation across many fields. Indeed, firearms development really took off in the mid-late 19th century, with the advent of practical repeaters and revolvers. But many of the best designs were patented, and as a result, some unusual designs emerged as direct results of gunmakers attempting to evade patents. These included the poorly thought-out "turret guns" and "chain guns". Many turret guns were made as a cheap (and predictably less…

38 Special Revolver

Century Arms

19th Century