Guycot 40-shot chain pistol

[Jon]

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.

In GIF and explanatory video below.


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[toma]

Well, a men imagination is quite endless..!!

[owen moore]

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

[ranald]

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.

[PJs]

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."

https://www.forgottenweapons.com/guy...-pistol-video/

[ranald]

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

[Jon]

Revolver revolver:

[PJs]

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.

Image search came up with this on Tumblr:

"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."

[olderdan]

Re the The Enouy 48 shot revolver
That has to be one of the daftest ideas ever, if I see it right you have to swing the catch to one side then drop the centre pin lever before manually indexing the next cylinder and put it all back again. You may as well carry spare cylinders in a belt as Clint Eastwood does in the final showdown in Pale Rider.
I do however like to see these old ideas from a true era of invention so thanks PJs for the posting.

[PJs]

Re the The Enouy 48 shot revolver
That has to be one of the daftest ideas ever, if I see it right you have to swing the catch to one side then drop the centre pin lever before manually indexing the next cylinder and put it all back again. You may as well carry spare cylinders in a belt as Clint Eastwood does in the final showdown in Pale Rider.
I do however like to see these old ideas from a true era of invention so thanks PJs for the posting.

Agreed Olderdan, and it's started a firestorm (forgive the pun) of hilarity. Jon started it I just rabbit hole dived a bit after seeing the crazy design. Also agree about the period of true invention...so many innovations from ~1850-1920's and Jon has a true knack for finding the unique ones fitting the HMT credo.

Thanks,
PJ