Videos tagged with Exposed Hammer

This review of the Ruger LCRx .22lr 3" revolver highlights its practicality as a lightweight, 8-shot firearm. The reviewer, demonstrating experienced firearm handling, details its features including an aluminum frame, comfortable rubberized grip, and adjustable sights. It's presented as a suitable option for recoil-sensitive shooters, trail use, or as a bedside firearm, offering a balance of size, weight, and capacity.

This prototype .45 caliber Roth-Krnka pistol, developed for US and UK military trials, represents an intermediary design between earlier and later models. It features a hammer-fired action with a decocker and an internal magazine fed by stripper clips. Despite its unique design, including an offset sight theory to counter recoil, it failed US trials due to poor performance, making it a rare historical artifact.

The Beretta Model 1923 represents an evolutionary step from the Model 1915, featuring the first exposed hammer on a Beretta pistol. While marketed for 9mm Parabellum, it was designed for the lighter 9mm Glisenti, with Ian McCollum disputing the former's safe use. Production was limited, with significant contracts for Bulgaria and later the Italian Army. Rare variants included shoulder stock attachments, designated Model 1924.

This video provides a detailed look at the Walther P-38 pistol, a significant firearm from WWII. It covers the pistol's basic controls, action, capacity, and safety features, including its double-action design and loaded round indicator. The history of the P-38, its development for the German army, and its 9mm Luger caliber are also discussed, along with a demonstration of field stripping and reassembly.

This video provides a detailed look at the Smith & Wesson 32 Hand Ejector 3rd model revolver. It covers the meaning of 'Hand Ejector,' physical features like its nickel finish and checkered grips, and construction details such as the side plate and barrel length. Production history from 1917-1942 and operational demonstrations of single and double-action firing are also included.

This video from MidwayUSA features Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO, examining the Savage Model 1907 Automatic Handgun. The description highlights its historical context as a handgun produced by Savage Arms during the early 20th century, a period when they were more known for rifles and shotguns. Key features discussed include its exposed hammer, double-stack ten-round magazine, and thumb safety. The pistol was chambered in .32 ACP and .380 Auto, and manufactured between 1907 and 1915. The video serves as a historical overview and detailed look at this specific firearm.