"Obscure Flintlock Guns" Topic
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| Tango01 | 15 Oct 2023 7:47 p.m. PST |
"Manufactured in the first half of the 18th century in the town of Carlsbad, this 20 gauge shotgun is a revolving gun with a three-shot cylinder. It has a single lock/hammer but each of the chambers is fitted with its own pan and frizzen. After firing one of the chambers, the shooter had to pull the cylinder release lever which forms the front portion of the trigger guard, then manually rotate the cylinder to align the next chamber with the barrel. A gilded, engraved and mechanically advanced firearm like this was probably made for a noble or very wealthy person. According to RIAC, King Christian IV of Denmark is known to have owned a pair of pistols from Carlsbad using this system…"
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 Silurian  | 16 Oct 2023 5:07 a.m. PST |
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| Shagnasty | 16 Oct 2023 10:45 a.m. PST |
Beautiful weapons but did they work? |
| Tango01 | 16 Oct 2023 2:30 p.m. PST |
Glad you like them… at that price… I asume they did…
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