This video features firearm expert Jonathan Ferguson examining an unusual chain retainer system for a pinfire revolver by Alexandre Fagnus, a Liege-based gunmaker from around 1875. The system, which suspends the cylinder, is compared to a British plug chain. Ferguson explains why this innovative design, despite its uniqueness, did not become widely adopted in revolvers of that era.
The Fagnus Revolver, designed by Alexandre Fagnus in Liege, Belgium, dates from the late 1870s to early 1890s. It features a unique 'Gun Yoga' mechanism where a trigger guard lever unlocks the action and pivots the frame for reloading. The six-shot revolver is double/single action, chambered in .450 caliber, and exhibits military-style features like a lanyard ring, suggesting private purchase by officers.
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