The World's Biggest custom working revolver weighs a mere 99.2 lb has a length of 4ft 2in and stands approx 1ft 4in from the butt base to the top of the hammer. The revolver is so big that it is impossible to hold up to fire, even with both hands. Impracticality over-rides any form of usefulness and the revolver is more of showpiece than a practical firearm.
The revolver is a working, scaled-up copy of a Remington 1859. It can be loaded and fired in exactly the same way as the original except that the revolver needs to be supported on something substantial like half a log before it can be fired. The recoil that the revolver delivers can only be estimated to be quite awesome as no actual information of this has been recorded.
It was built by Ryszard Tobys (pictured below) of Czempin, Poland.
The Revolver was successfully test-fired on July 15, 2002 while resting the end of the muzzle on half a log.
The revolver has a caliber of 1.1in (28mm) and is chambered for 6 rounds of ball ammunition, each bullet weighing 136 g (4.7 oz).
The revolver is loaded by pouring in a charge of powder in to each of the six holes in the cylinders, then the ball shot is placed in each of the holes and rammed down with the lever under the barrel. Percussions caps are then placed on the nipples at the other end of the cylinder, the hammer is manually cocked and the trigger pulled to fire off a round.
The revolver is a working, scaled-up copy of a Remington 1859. It can be loaded and fired in exactly the same way as the original except that the revolver needs to be supported on something substantial like half a log before it can be fired. The recoil that the revolver delivers can only be estimated to be quite awesome as no actual information of this has been recorded.
It was built by Ryszard Tobys (pictured below) of Czempin, Poland.
The Revolver was successfully test-fired on July 15, 2002 while resting the end of the muzzle on half a log.
The revolver has a caliber of 1.1in (28mm) and is chambered for 6 rounds of ball ammunition, each bullet weighing 136 g (4.7 oz).
The revolver is loaded by pouring in a charge of powder in to each of the six holes in the cylinders, then the ball shot is placed in each of the holes and rammed down with the lever under the barrel. Percussions caps are then placed on the nipples at the other end of the cylinder, the hammer is manually cocked and the trigger pulled to fire off a round.
