Steampunked Handguns?

[theotherwaldo]

DocRock says, "Wants a brass widget somewhere to take the lead."

I like the brass (and the lead) on the inside, where they belong... .

 

[John Joseph]

Oddly enough, a Colt Python strikes me as a nod towards the Steam Punk genre

 

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

Vest-pocket Steampunk-

Home-made Steampunk-

Classic Steampunk-

Well-used Steampunk-

Versatile Steampunk-

Honkin' heavy Steampunk-

Snub-nose steampunk-

Cased Set Steampunk-

 

[Rex in OTZ]

Deprez
AGNEL Adolphe
Mershon & Hollingsworth
De Lugo

 

[chicharrones]

View attachment 938146

I gotta know, what is that round contraption on that modded Colt?

 

[indy1919a4]

I gotta know, what is that round contraption on that modded Colt?

That is the spring that automatically (with round spring) cocks the hammer. It is an automatic self cocking revolver..

https://www.guns.com/news/2013/04/25/mershon-and-hollingsworth-self-cocking-revolver

 

[Speedo66]

I gotta know, what is that round contraption on that modded Colt?

That's the time machine keyless entry button.

 

[chicharrones]

Mershon & Hollingsworth
View attachment 938146

That is the spring that automatically (with round spring) cocks the hammer. It is an automatic self cocking revolver..

https://www.guns.com/news/2013/04/25/mershon-and-hollingsworth-self-cocking-revolver

A wind up clockspring that automatically cocks the hammer in a brass framed open top revolver? That is a true steampunk handgun.

 

[indy1919a4]

a bit of a stretch for a pistol but a volcanic arms scoped carbine..

 

[indy1919a4]

Wheellock hand mortars

 

[Rex in OTZ]

That is the spring that automatically (with round spring) cocks the hammer. It is an automatic self cocking revolver..

https://www.guns.com/news/2013/04/25/mershon-and-hollingsworth-self-cocking-revolver

The 1855 rifle with full attomatic function predates that semi-automatic Colt 1860.

World’s First Full-Auto Firearm was an 1855 Percussion Revolving Rifle

This American .40 cal revolving rifle is designed by Ralph Mershon and Jehu Hollingsworth. It is a percussion firearm and it is reportedly a select fire one with full-auto fire capability/mode! After loading the
cylinder
, the shooter had to wind up the built-in spring which would cycle the action (rotate the cylinder, cock the hammer and fire).​

One of the world’s first automatic weapons, this strange rifle was the creation of Ohio inventors Ralph S. Mershon and Jehu Hollingsworth, and features a spring-wound cylindrical magazine. In order to shoot the rifle, the user loads the cylinder and places the percussion caps. He lifts a ratchet-lever located behind the receiver and winds up the spring. The shooter may pull the trigger to fire the revolver one cylinder at a time; or he may lock the trigger backwards, which allows the spring to automatically rotate and fire each chamber in sequence!
Unfortunately for Mershon and Hollingsworth, their “automatic rifle” failed to attract investors, and the project never entered production. They moved to Philadelphia, where they had slightly more success applying their passion for springs to the Colt revolver and producing a “self-cocking” revolver in 1863.

 

[indy1919a4]

The 1855 rifle with full attomatic function predates that semi-automatic Colt 1860.

World’s First Full-Auto Firearm was an 1855 Percussion Revolving Rifle

This American .40 cal revolving rifle is designed by Ralph Mershon and Jehu Hollingsworth. It is a percussion firearm and it is reportedly a select fire one with full-auto fire capability/mode! After loading the
cylinder
, the shooter had to wind up the built-in spring which would cycle the action (rotate the cylinder, cock the hammer and fire).​

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That is so flipping cool..

I would like to see the origin of those photos..There is lots of guessing and would like to see some hands on??

 

[Rex in OTZ]

Not quite as strange as the break action single barrel 6 shot rifle that at each shot was fired with a rotating the firing pin.

 

[indy1919a4]

Halls Revolving 38 caliber 15 shot rifle made in the 1850s

https://www.cowanauctions.com/lot/rare-alexander-hall-percussion-revolving-rifle-3901898

https://www.icollector.com/Very-Rare-Hall-Fifteen-Round-Percussion-Revolving-Rifle_i15827466

 

[Rex in OTZ]

Joe Vincent Meigs
This is an incredible rare MEIGS .50 calibre magazine rifle cartridge with a 50 round magazine.
Only three ever produced and this is serial 2.
One was kept by the descendants of the inventor and is now in a major collection in the US. The second is located at the Cody museum in the US. Donated by the army who received one from Meigs to be test fired.
This unique prototype 50-shot breech-loading rifle, only three in existence, was invented by Joe vincent Meigs(1840-1907) under U.S. patent N° 54934, issued may 22, 1866.
http://www.littlegun.info/arme americaine/artisan m/a meigs gb.htm

 

[indy1919a4]

That was eye watering awesome, never seen that before.. Thanks for sharing...

Found some more info.. 50 rounds in 19 seconds... WOW

https://imgur.com/a/zsTOJ

 

[Rex in OTZ]

Well since this is a Handgun forum.
How about a steam punky hand cannon?

Alberto Riccadonna (Italia)
Giovanni Merolla was Italian and is known for a curious weapon with eight barrels. The eight barrels are assembled in two groups of four, and the eights can be put at fire from only one feature or four at the same time. This very attractive gun is Italian and has several not very common devices.

It is marked MITRAGLIERA PRIVILEGIATA SISTEMA MEROLLA GIOVANNI.
Merolla Giovanni, Naples, 1850-1875
Edoardo Mori (Italia)​

 

[Rex in OTZ]

The funky Italian squeeze pistol.

Tribuzio
cal. 7.65 mm, 6-shot self-contained magazine.
It was invented in 1890 by "Catello Tribuzio" of Turin, Italy.
The barrel and side plates are metal with blue finish and the frame and trigger are brass with nickel finish.

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[Rex in OTZ]

Italian Vitali 1910 pistol




https://www.forgottenweapons.com/italian-vitali-1910-pistol/

 

[Rex in OTZ]

This very odd one-off pistol first appeared in a 1958 Golden State Arms catalog, with no description of its history or mechanical design. I have often seen it referred to as an automatic revolver, but this is a misconception - what appears to be a cylinder is actually a rotary magazine, akin to a Ruger 10-22. Hammer price for this pistol at auction was $2500.

Produced by an unknown inventor, this pistol combines features and ergonomic principals from both semi-automatic pistols and turn of the century revolvers in a highly unusual fashion. The working guts of the pistol can be broken down to three chief systems. The first is a recoil driven semi-automatic pistol, with an in-line reciprocating barrel and a bolt/slide assembly which moves in-line with the barrel and does not appear to lock, differing from more conventional short-recoil designs, while also including a barrel extension that interfaces with the dropped hammer, using the mainspring to provide additional resistance on discharge, but not extending far enough to re-cock the hammer. Second is the magazine, which is a fully enclosed rotary design similar to a Mannlicher or a Marlin. Finally, the rear of the pistol shows similarities to a Civil War-era Starr double action revolver in both shape and function. No hard data has been uncovered about the origin of the pistol; while it is pictured on page 192 of the “World’s Guns” catalog from Golden State Arms, circa 1958, the catalog lists it as being “of unknown origin”.

According to one firearms forum it is a.​

Wilhelm Unge Gas Operated Revolver
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  • Dutchman
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    Wilhelm Unge Gas Operated Revolver & Rifle
    Captian Wilhelm Theodor Unge of the Swedish army and resident of Stockholm patented his revolver and rifle system in the United States in 1894. This was common though not universal of Europeans or other foreign inventors.
    This revolver looks a lot like a 1887 Nagant revolver with the exception that its a self-cocking revolver operated by a gas piston. The drawing is pretty self-explanatory. This particular patent involved not only this revolver but primarily a rifle.
  • https://redirect.viglink.com/?forma...ilhelm Unge Gas Operated Revolver & Rifle

 

[Rex in OTZ]

Landstad model 1900

Landstad automatic revolver (click to enlarge)
What makes this design really unusual is that it uses both a revolving cylinder and a box magazine (a bit like a Dardick, actually). The magazine – which doubled as the left grip panel – held six rounds of 7.5mm Nagant ammunition (a common caliber in that time and place). The top rear of the action contains a slide that comes back with each shot:


https://www.forgottenweapons.com/early-automatic-pistols/landstad-1900/

 

[indy1919a4]

Well since this is a Handgun forum.
How about a steam punky hand cannon?

Alberto Riccadonna (Italia)
Giovanni Merolla was Italian and is known for a curious weapon with eight barrels. The eight barrels are assembled in two groups of four, and the eights can be put at fire from only one feature or four at the same time. This very attractive gun is Italian and has several not very common devices.
It is marked MITRAGLIERA PRIVILEGIATA SISTEMA MEROLLA GIOVANNI.
Merolla Giovanni, Naples, 1850-1875
Edoardo Mori (Italia)​

Very Very nice.. My only argument Thats not a hand cannon.. Its a hand Volley gun

 

[Rex in OTZ]

.38 cal Dimancea
Révolver d'essai breveté en 1885

 

[Olon]

Edit: was a sci fi prop not working firearm so not applicable. My bad.

 

[Rex in OTZ]

Here is a prototype .44 magnum revolver made from epoxy.