Question

[Inquisitive]

Were any 7 shot, large calibre's (.44, .45 colt, etc.) made in the mid to late 19th century? Brand is not an issue.

I have been asking this question for a long time, and looked in a lot of places, with no satisfying results. I'm a writer, working on a character in a western backdrop. He wears a revolver, but I didn't want to go with a conventional 6 cylinder. The 7 shooter is an attractive concept, but the only one I know of is the Tagant, and that was minted too late for this story. I researched it, and found a lot of .22's and small caliber's, but nothing satisfying. Long story short, I thought someone here might have an answer.

 

[kirkcdl]

You'll probably get more responses on the military handgun forum here: http://www.gunboards.com/forums/ Lots of historical weapons collectors on the Gunboards forums...Good luck

 

[deadin]

How about a 20 shot revolver? (Not a .44 or .45 though)

http://www.horstheld.com/0-HDH.htm

Dean

 

[Aguila Blanca]

There must have been. A very early Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, starring Kirk Douglas and Ann Margaret, had the Governator (whose name in the film was only "Handsome Stranger") armed with a seven-shot six-shooter ... which was used for comic effect several times throughout the otherwise highly forgettable film.

Just e-mail the Guv -- maybe he can fill you in.

More seriously, Louis L'Amour used such a device in one of his pseudo-authentic western novels. I'm thinking the guns were S&W Russians, but I don't have the book any longer so I can't check. And they may have been chambered in .32 or .38 rather than .44 or .45.

 

[Zen21Tao]

Just a thought but a 7 round cyclinder in a large caliber would make for a somewhat larger and heavier gun. This would make for a much slower "quick" draw. Why not consider a custom made 5 round revolver with a smaller cylinder that would give the guy a quicker draw? Just a thought.

 

[GullyFoyle]

LeMat Pistol

I think it had 9 shots of .40 or somehting.... don't remember. And a 20 Gauge shotgun as well....here's a link:

http://johno.myiglou.com/lemat.htm

 

[rangerruck]

there is a company that makes one right now, i remembver reading about it in a gun mag, but i dont remember which one.