Videos tagged with Turret Revolver

This review details the rare Noël 10-shot pocket turret revolver from 1865, manufactured in Paris. It highlights its unique radial 10-chamber cylinder, slim profile, and .28 caliber. The firearm utilizes an innovative 'pill primer' system instead of percussion caps, a folding trigger for snag prevention, and a complex internal hand for cylinder indexing. Despite its advanced design for the era, it was quickly made obsolete by metallic cartridges, with only an estimated 500 units produced.

The McCarty Turret Revolver represents an early, albeit unsuccessful, attempt at a high-capacity handgun, featuring a unique 18-round radial turret. Despite its innovative design for the time, its awkward ergonomics and the rapid advancement of semi-automatic pistols rendered it obsolete by 1909. Only a few handmade prototypes exist, primarily known through patents and historical firearm literature.

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.

This review examines three variants of the Protector Palm Pistol: French, Minneapolis, and Chicago models, highlighting their unique late 19th-century design for concealed carry. The video details their historical development, patent disputes involving Jacques Turbiaux and Peter Finnegan, and manufacturing by Ames Sword Company. Comparisons focus on caliber differences (.22 centerfire vs. .32 rimfire), capacity, internal double-action turret revolver mechanisms, and safety features, noting the French model's superior fit and finish.