"Why these revolvers look so unusual? What is so" Topic

…weird about their design?.

"Back in 1836 Samuel Colt patented a new revolver mechanism, which pretty much was the beginning of the popularity of the modern day revolver. Handgun designs are quite asthetically pleasing, but they are mostly functional. Just like these modern revolvers you see in the image. But do you see anything particularly unusual about them? They are not exactly cowboy‘s revolvers.

Chiappa Firearms is a relatively young handgun manufacturer from Italy. Chiappa was founded in 1958. Italian firearms are actually quite famous for their quality and reliability and these Chiappa Rhinos from the picture are no exception. They are made from high-quality 7075 aluminium with steel insides. All the metal pieces are milled in computer-controlled processes and the quality is known to be perfect. This makes these handguns particularly reliable, accurate and fun to use. Rhino revolvers can be used as both single and double action…"

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Armand

yeah the barrel is on the bottom so they look upside down

The design means the recoil is in line with the hand instead of above it reducing muzzle rise. I've always liked the look.

Robert

Would love to try one out

Very Blade Runner!

So, it must fire half way through each rotation. Makes one wonder how long that will last.

I'm also curious to try one.

The Chiappa Rhino first came to my attention when I was watching one of the Ghost in the Shell tv series. Togusa, the one non-veteran, non-cyborg, member of Section 9 uses a revolver based on the Rhino.

Glad you like them boys!

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Armand

fire half way through each rotation

No, cylinder rotation and alignment with the barrel is the same mechanism as other (normal) revolvers. Think of it as holding a revolver up side down.
I've never fired one, but I am told that Toaster is correct.

Ummmm… if you look closely you can see that the bullet chamber does not line up with the barrel. And only will do so when half way through a rotation.

So… Mr Walking I think you must reconsider your "NO."

Not a totally new idea; Mateba (also Italian) designed and marketed a similar revolver in the late 1990s.

The chamber and cylinder line up perfectly with the barrel.

Emilio Ghisoni was an Italian weapon designer who invented several innovative weapons for the Mateba company and his final design, the Rhino was put into production by Chiappa.

Mateba had two more designs, the Auto revolver which is a semi-automatic revolver

And their Mateba six, a revolver designed for competitions where the cylinder is in front of the trigger. Despite the apparently short barrel it is a very accurate revolver due to the long sight picture. It also allow better recoil control by making the barrel almost completely in line wiht the wrist.

Ok, I see it now. Thank you.

Thanks!.

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Armand

I've fired the .40S&W version, and it shoots pretty decently. The trigger pull was too heavy compared to my Taurus .357, but it was still a fun shoot.