This video examines Edward Lindner's innovative, yet impractical, 1857 proof-of-concept revolver. It features a unique tube-fed, striker-fired, self-priming mechanism designed for caseless .48 caliber ammunition. While demonstrating advanced concepts like automatic percussion cap feeding and modular magazine potential, the design was too complex and expensive for its time and lacked functional firing capability.
The Lindner Carbine, patented in 1859, was an early breech-loading firearm used by the US Army during the Civil War, firing a .58 caliber paper cartridge. Despite its innovative rotating breech block design, only 892 units were procured due to government preference for other models and subsequent legal disputes. The carbine featured a simple two-position rear sight and a sling ring for cavalry, with all-iron furniture and no markings on the lock plate.
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