From: gregerh@spamblock.com
On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 21:17:34 -0700, "Hidalgo"
wrote:
>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....????
Smith & Wesson made a hammerless revolver called the "Safety
Hammerless," IIRC, in the 1880s
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