Videos tagged with Early Revolver Design

This guide details the unique loading mechanism and cylinder removal process for the Allen & Wheelock Centerfire Revolver, as demonstrated by Tim from College Hill Arsenal. It highlights the 'creeping loading lever' with gear teeth and the arbor-based cylinder removal. The video also points out the internal screw-in firing cones, an early design feature that can be challenging to maintain with black powder fouling.

This video explores an early 1680s single-action Snap Hans revolver from the Royal Armouries Museum's National Firearms Center collection. Jonathan Ferguson, Curator of Firearms, details its unique mechanism, contrasting it with later designs and highlighting its eight-shot capacity and muzzle-loading process. The discussion touches upon the historical context of early revolvers and their influence on later designs like Samuel Colt's.