Videos tagged with Pinfire Cartridge

Pinfire cartridges were a crucial transitional technology due to limitations in early industrial brass drawing capabilities, predating efficient production of modern metallic cases. Casimir Lefaucheux patented the system in 1835, leveraging existing percussion hammer mechanisms. Eugene Lefaucheux later industrialized it in the 1850s, coinciding with advancements in brass metallurgy and case drawing.

This video from Brownells Gun Tech™ features a fascinating look at unique and collectible firearms that disguise themselves as everyday objects. Host Keith Ford, joined by Joel Colander from Rock Island Auction Company, explores a Frankenau Purse Pistol from the late 1870s that fires pinfire cartridges, a single-shot percussion cap pistol hidden within an ornate object resembling a Faberge egg, and a modern-production cane gun from Lebeda Engineering concealing a tiny 5mm pinfire revolver. The segment highlights the ingenuity of "concealed carry" throughout history and into the present.

This review showcases an exceptionally ornate 20-shot, twin-barreled pinfire revolver from 19th century Liege, Belgium. Its rarity is amplified by extensive gold embellishments and a complex dual-ring cylinder mechanism, allowing for high capacity without excessive size. The unique pivoting ejector and dual firing pins highlight its sophisticated, albeit decorative, engineering.

This book review of 'Systeme Lefaucheux' by Chris C. Curtis delves into the history and significance of pinfire firearms. The book, recommended for its comprehensive coverage of military and civilian arms, collector resources like proof marks, and cartridge data, highlights pinfire as a crucial step between percussion and modern cartridges. It's noted for its value to those interested in 19th-century firearm development and Civil War history.