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   Has anyone invented such a thing?   
      
   I'm thinking maybe some sort of weight in the handle that moves due to   
   recoil, or maybe even a clockwork mechanism that you wind up and which   
   provides enough energy to move the cylinder 5 or 6 times total; set in   
   motion by the release of the trigger after each shot or recoil (sort of like   
   the escapement mechanism in a mechanical clock).   
      
   Surely someone before me has conceived of such a thing. Not saying it would   
   be practical, mind you. I'm sure the modern semi-auto is way too efficient   
   to be replaced by something of which I speak. But in the late 19th century,   
   before the modern recoil driven semi-auto really entered the scene, I wonder   
   if someone wasn't tinkering with such a revolver.   
      
   What got me to thinking about this is the new History Channel show "Wild   
   West Tech"; the premise of the show being that the old west was a place of   
   innovation and that the cowboys, lawmen, townspeople, and the like were all   
   very inventive in their attempt to master the wild frontier. So...I'm   
   thinking,   
   some inventive cowboy is riding herd on some cattle, things are quiet, and   
   he's   
   daydreaming. Trying to figure out a way to fire off all 6 shots in his   
   single action   
   revolver just a tad faster. Instead of using his thumb, which can be a bit   
   of a   
   chore if you've got small hands, or "fanning" the hammer with your free   
   hand,   
   which can break the gun, maybe said cowpoke was trying to find a better   
   way....????   
      
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