Does anyone have information on this gun ?

[ran 0]

http://www.antiquefirearms.com/105.htm

my guess is that it works like a winchester carbine or rifle , lever action i think it's called , not sure tho , does anybody know something about this gun ?

[R. Gerschwarzenge 0]

Yes, it's a lever action pistol with 10 shot capacity. It's a predecessor to the Henry and Winchester rifles. I'll try to dig some more information.

[ran 0]

thx a lot , it looks badass

[R. Gerschwarzenge 0]

A direct predecessor of the famed series of Winchester repeating rifles, this unusual handgun incorporated a lever-actuated breech mechanism with an integral, tubular magazine beneath the barrel. The weapon fired special, self-consuming ammunition consisting of a hollow, conical bullet containing its own powder charge and combustible primer.

[theavonlady 2]

Ran, you're not planning on starting a new OFP mod, The Lost Blunderbuss, are you?

[R. Gerschwarzenge 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (R. Gerschwarzenge @ Aug. 30 2002,15:08)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The weapon fired special, self-consuming ammunition consisting of a hollow, conical bullet containing its own powder charge and combustible primer.<span id='postcolor'>

Does this mean caseless ammo?

[ran 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (theavonlady @ Aug. 30 2002,14:12)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Ran, you're not planning on starting a new OFP mod, The Lost Blunderbuss, are you?<span id='postcolor'>

nnnnnnnaaaaaahhhhwwwwww lol

[ran 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (R. Gerschwarzenge @ Aug. 30 2002,14:14)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">8--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (R. Gerschwarzenge @ Aug. 30 2002,158)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The weapon fired special, self-consuming ammunition consisting of a hollow, conical bullet containing its own powder charge and combustible primer.<span id='postcolor'>

Does this mean caseless ammo? <span id='postcolor'>

yeah , think so .......... but i'm sure it was a hell of a research to find ammo for that gun in the far west

[R. Gerschwarzenge 0]

Here's a drawing of the ammo it uses.

[R. Gerschwarzenge 0]

"Volcanic" model arms (first made by Smith & Wesson before they got into the revolver business) that used a primitive cartridge with the primer and powder in the base of the bullet, an idea which has been tried again several more times over the next 140 years. Only about 8,000 total were made between 1855 and 1860.

Ed Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson, both of Massachusetts, went into partnership in 1852. They manufactured a lever action, repeating magazine handgun that was an evolutionary development from the earlier Hunt & Jennings patents. Smith & Wesson manufactured these iron frame Volcanics in their factory at Norwich CT. In mid 1855 S&W sold their ownership in the company to the Volcanic Repeating Arms Co. The iron frame Volcanics were changed to brass frame under this new management. The company went bankrupt in 1857 and was taken over by Oliver Winchester. Business was conducted under the Volcanic name therefore from 1855 to 1857. All Volcanic pistols were .41 caliber. The lever action Navy pistol with an 8" barrel had an estimated production run of 1500.

[ran 0]

i definitely love this weapon

[ralphwiggum 6]

the one with shoulder stock looks funky!