J.T. Gerrity
Member
(AKA "Savage-North")
"Among the distinctive features of this weapon is the "humped" back strap, the large case-hardened off set hammer and the extreme size of the off set case-hardened trigger guard containing a ring cocking lever below a conventional trigger. Both are cased-hardened. The heart shaped guard extends from behind the cylinder to the lower part of the frame just above the butt strap. The cocking lever or ring trigger when drawn to the rear cocks the hammer, rotates the cylinder and draws it backward away from the barrel. When the ring is released, the cylinder moves forward locking the cylinder against the beveled barrel breech to form a gas tight union. The arm is then fired by pulling the upper trigger which releases the hammer to fall on the percussion cap through the opening in the top of the frame. The blued, six shot cylinder is 2" long with the nipples recessed in three quarter circular wells. A separate 1/4" pressure plate on which the stop lugs are located is directly behind the cylinder. The linked type case-hardened loading lever is secured by a conventional "Navy" type latch. The linked cylinder arbor is encircled by a substantial 1-1/4" long spring which compresses against the pressure plate when the hammer is cocked and is released after the hammer is cocked causing the cylinder to move forward to it's gas tight position with the barrel. The wide black walnut two piece grips are oil finished with the inspector's cartouche, on military purchased arms, being stamped into the left grip." -Dave Radcliffe
Anyone ever handled and/or fired one of these things? Amazingly enough, the Army actually ordered quite a number of these during the war. I should think that the method of firing one (kind of a "one-two" punch) would have made them extremely awkward to fire rapidly, especially during the heat of battle. For more details, go here .
"Among the distinctive features of this weapon is the "humped" back strap, the large case-hardened off set hammer and the extreme size of the off set case-hardened trigger guard containing a ring cocking lever below a conventional trigger. Both are cased-hardened. The heart shaped guard extends from behind the cylinder to the lower part of the frame just above the butt strap. The cocking lever or ring trigger when drawn to the rear cocks the hammer, rotates the cylinder and draws it backward away from the barrel. When the ring is released, the cylinder moves forward locking the cylinder against the beveled barrel breech to form a gas tight union. The arm is then fired by pulling the upper trigger which releases the hammer to fall on the percussion cap through the opening in the top of the frame. The blued, six shot cylinder is 2" long with the nipples recessed in three quarter circular wells. A separate 1/4" pressure plate on which the stop lugs are located is directly behind the cylinder. The linked type case-hardened loading lever is secured by a conventional "Navy" type latch. The linked cylinder arbor is encircled by a substantial 1-1/4" long spring which compresses against the pressure plate when the hammer is cocked and is released after the hammer is cocked causing the cylinder to move forward to it's gas tight position with the barrel. The wide black walnut two piece grips are oil finished with the inspector's cartouche, on military purchased arms, being stamped into the left grip." -Dave Radcliffe
Anyone ever handled and/or fired one of these things? Amazingly enough, the Army actually ordered quite a number of these during the war. I should think that the method of firing one (kind of a "one-two" punch) would have made them extremely awkward to fire rapidly, especially during the heat of battle. For more details, go here .
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