The Cochran Turret Revolver, a rare 7-shot, .38 caliber antique firearm, featured a unique perpendicular cylinder rotation. Inventor John Cochran, a mechanical prodigy, developed this design in 1837, contracting C.B. Allen for manufacturing. Despite its innovative under-hammer action and manual indexing, safety concerns like chain firing limited its success, with only about 150 units produced.
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