barnbwt
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As a change of pace, I thought I'd put out a thread on a Mateba that isn't about finding/buying one for a collection
Though I'd love to own one, they are just too rare, so it'd be easier to just build one, right?
Nah, joking, but I am interested in how they function.
I am aware that the entire upper frame, barrel, and cylinder recoil back together on a slide, but what actuates the cylinder rotation? Is there a pawl/hand that pushes gear teeth near the axle, like a typical SA/DA revolver, or does something engage the outside of the cylinder, like a Webley-Fosbury (but more elegant, of course). I've heard stories that these guns go out of time easier than most others; if true, what usually causes these issues?
If anybody knows, I'm all ears,
TCB
Though I'd love to own one, they are just too rare, so it'd be easier to just build one, right?
Nah, joking, but I am interested in how they function.I am aware that the entire upper frame, barrel, and cylinder recoil back together on a slide, but what actuates the cylinder rotation? Is there a pawl/hand that pushes gear teeth near the axle, like a typical SA/DA revolver, or does something engage the outside of the cylinder, like a Webley-Fosbury (but more elegant, of course). I've heard stories that these guns go out of time easier than most others; if true, what usually causes these issues?
If anybody knows, I'm all ears,
TCB
