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July 30th, 2007 at 11:47 am
It’s a “belt fed revolver”…
Actually, there’s a name for this type of gun, but I’m drawing a blank; it was an attempt to circumvent the inherent capacity restrictions of a conventional cylinder, much like some of the multi-row pinfire revolvers.
July 30th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
I was going to go with chaingun. 🙂
July 30th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Oddly enough, I either have somewhere around here or just threw out in a fit of decluttering a Nerf gun with the same type of feed, a continuous loop of chambers. (I had lost all the darts for it). This link ( http://nerfcenter.com/reviews-of/RotoTrack.htm ) goes to what I believe it the model.
Nerf had added their own twist on it by making the belt expandable – you could snap apart the chain and add lengths.
July 30th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
19th century assault revolver!
July 30th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
19th century assault revolver!
Pretty good Les. Let the pants wetting begin.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
That’s the dumbest thing I ever saw.
I want one though.
July 30th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
It needs a ammo bin, like the M2 has.
July 30th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
Where do you get a hip holster for one of those babies?
I suppose there’s a clip in the back of each chamber to keep the cartridges in.
Lets say each one of those chambers has a nipple in the back for a percussion cap, and is loaded with black powder. Lets further speculate that the gun could be scaled up with a long barrel, somewhat like the old Remington Carbine:
http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_92_186_191&products_id=1000
and mounted on a tripod with T&E mount. We can also imagine a gas system, or a recoil operated system, for advancing the chain.
Does that make it a “machinegun” or does the fact that it uses no fixed ammunition make it just another black powder weapon? Does the Constitution say one way or the other, and if the Constitution isn’t the last word, what (or who) is?
What if it was ignited using a flint and frizzen, with each chamber having its own priming pan? What if it were an 8 gauge smooth-bore? What if it were just double action, with a hand crank?
(Note: In these the United States, there is no entry for the word “frizzen” in the MS Office dictionary. That seems somehow inappropriate to me.)
July 30th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
I know! I know what it is!
REALLY IMPRACTICAL!!
July 30th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
The thing sticking down where the rear sight would be on a modern gun is a puzzler. It might actually be a striker for a flint. If this is a non-percussion cap blackpowder gun it would be even more exotic (and impractical).
July 30th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Also, see that thing on the right side just behind where a trigger would be? Could be a place to attach a hand crank.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
Whatever it is, it’s not legal in Massachusetts.
July 30th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
It’s a Josselyn chain pistol, in 22 rimfire. It was patented January 23, 1866, by Harry Josselyn, in Roxbury, Mass. See “Firearms Curiosa”, by Lewis Winant.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:04 am
Patented in Mass? But not legal there currently? What has the world come to.
July 31st, 2007 at 4:25 am
Crazy. Whatever it is, I want one.
July 31st, 2007 at 8:53 am
[…] asked about this belt-fed revolver. Looks like I got an answer from SDC in comments: It’s a Josselyn chain pistol, in 22 rimfire. It was patented January 23, 1866, by Harry Josselyn, […]