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Sword Revolvers.
By arnisador - Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:36:40 GMT
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Apparently the Sword revolver was never very popular, but they did make them:
The Civil War News
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A chapter on “Peculiar Pinfire Arms” looks at some of the most unusual styles produced. These include revolvers with 8-, 10-, 12-, 18- and 20-shot cylinders. There are “harmonica” pistols, a change purse containing a six-shot 5mm pistol, trap guns, “knucklebusters,” knife and cutlass pistols, combination sword-revolvers and a French-made cane which holds a concealed six-shot 5mm pinfire revolver and dagger.
Pinfire Sword revolvers
Large basket hilt sword with a 9mm pinfire revolver made in Liege Belgian before 1877. The steel scabbard has a depression on the right side which allows the barrel to lie outside and the gun could be fired with out removing the sword from the scabbard. [/quote]
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By arnisador - Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:36:40 GMT
Originally Posted at: FMATalk
====================
Apparently the Sword revolver was never very popular, but they did make them:
The Civil War News
Quote:
A chapter on “Peculiar Pinfire Arms” looks at some of the most unusual styles produced. These include revolvers with 8-, 10-, 12-, 18- and 20-shot cylinders. There are “harmonica” pistols, a change purse containing a six-shot 5mm pistol, trap guns, “knucklebusters,” knife and cutlass pistols, combination sword-revolvers and a French-made cane which holds a concealed six-shot 5mm pinfire revolver and dagger.
Pinfire Sword revolvers
Large basket hilt sword with a 9mm pinfire revolver made in Liege Belgian before 1877. The steel scabbard has a depression on the right side which allows the barrel to lie outside and the gun could be fired with out removing the sword from the scabbard. [/quote]
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