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    Guycot 40-shot chain pistol

    The Guycot chain pistol was developed in France in 1879. An unusual firearm, it used black powder caseless cartridges. Though underpowered, it was still a revolutionary design for that era.

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    Spend all day loading it, and the next day shooting it!

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    the English could have used them against the Irish instead of rubber bullets as these would probably have done less harm looking at the size. Size 0.05 cal? very cute like a ladys deringer but with plenty of reserves.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ranald View Post
    the English could have used them against the Irish instead of rubber bullets as these would probably have done less harm looking at the size. Size 0.05 cal? very cute like a ladys deringer but with plenty of reserves.
    Actually they are 6.5mm although not much powder behind them I would guess it would be similar to a BB Cap for 22. At close range I would imagine it might do some serious damage where liquid exits the wound, unlike rubber bullets that make you blow snot bubbles and leaves a big mark.

    "It is chambered for a unique 6.5mm caseless rocket ball type cartridge in which the base of the projectile is hollowed out and contains the propellant powder and a primer."

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    WOW! Surprising: it looks so minature. should get one for the zombie ap. LOL.

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    Revolver revolver:


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    That is quite the hand gun for someone with Popeye wrists and a lot of time to reload 48 cap and balls after unleashing it's 8 wheels. Interesting concept for a 48 shot pistol way back when (~160 years) and unfortunately would not fit in any reasonable holster.

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    "The Enouy 48 shot revolver,

    Patented by Joseph Enouy of Middlesex, England in 1855, the Enouy revolver is truly an oddity to behold. The central piece of this monstrosity is a bar hammer percussion transition revolver, which was a transition between older pepperbox models and more modern revolver designs. In an attempt to increase the firepower of the revolver, Enouy set up a wheel of eight cylinders, which were rotated into place. Of course, the Enouy revolver was not practical in any sense. It was large and heavy, way to big to carry and very uncomfortable to hold and fire. In addition, since it was a cap and ball revolver, each chamber would have been loaded individually with loose powder and a bullet. With 8 cylinders, each having 6 chambers, the Enouy revolver held 48 shots, each of which would have been loaded individually by hand. Loading this beast must have been very time consuming."
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    Let me see now did I fire 47 or 48? Considering that this is a 44/48 the highest capacity hand gun in the world with enough fire power to take down 2 platoons of goons. I have to tell you in all of the excitement I may have lost count do you feel lucky punk?
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    Can you imagine the pyrotechnic display if that revolver accidentally chain fired!

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