"This Mystery Gun Is Very, Very Weird" Topic
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| Tango01 | 20 Nov 2018 12:53 p.m. PST |
"This unusual, bolt-action, manually-repeating pistol has three tube magazines running along the barrel. We don't know who made this weapon, nor when or where. Given its general aesthetic and mode of operation, it likely dates from the 1880s. The prototype, which sold at auction in 2010, is in-the-white and has a walnut grip. The barrel is 6.5 inches long. It's listed as being .45 caliber, potentially meaning it's a .45-long-Colt. It operates by a simple bolt action. The auction described the method of feeding as "gravity fed," but it's unclear whether the tube magazines include a spring and follower, or if the shooter simply tipped up the gun after each shot…."
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