Steampunked Handguns?

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Unique: Shattuck Arms


When it comes to C.S. Shattuck’s pistol, the name really says it all: Unique. Chambered in .22 or .32 rimfire, the Unique utilized a rotating firing pin to discharge each round in the gun’s four barrels.

 

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The Little All Right

 

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7 shot James Reid .22 caliber "MY FRIEND" combination "Knuckleduster" revolver.

Compared to a popular mini-revolver today.

 

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Other flavors of James Reid knuckle dusters.

 

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What a way to loose a finger...

 

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Connecticut Arms Hammond Bulldog Single Shot Pistol​

They were available in .22, .32, .38, .44 and .50 calibers which features a rotating breech block.

 

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The funky Italian squeeze pistol.

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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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That has to be the inspiration for the 'Noisy Cricket' from the Men In Black movies.

 

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Connecticut Arms Hammond Bulldog Single Shot Pistol​

They were available in .22, .32, .38, .44 and .50 calibers which features a rotating breech block.
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You got me freaking out about this gun since you posted it...

Some movin Pictures

 

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Hino-Komuro 1908

.32ACP Hino-Komuro unique blow-forward mechanism, which makes it very interesting to study. The rear of the receiver houses a fixed firing pin, and the barrel is pushed forward upon firing.

 

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Hino-Komuro 1908

.32ACP Hino-KomuroView attachment 940971 View attachment 940972 unique blow-forward mechanism, which makes it very interesting to study. The rear of the receiver houses a fixed firing pin, and the barrel is pushed forward upon firing.

Now we have reached a loggerhead. No way is this steampunk, this is Star Wars
But some movin Picture show movies on it.

 

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Now we have reached a loggerhead. No way is this steampunk, this is Star Wars
But some movin Picture show movies on it.

Captain Hino is best known as the author of the first Japanese self-loading pistol Hino-Komuro arr. 1908 (patents were acquired from the designer by the entrepreneur Komuro Yujiro, the owner of Komuro Juho Seishakyusho). According to Hino.K. The first test models and drawings were created in 1897, and the current models of the gun in 1904. In 1908 (April 28) Komuro Y. received an American patent for the Hino-Komuro pistol, this date is considered to be the starting point and the only one associated with Hino as a gunsmith.
But between 1897 and 1904, Captain Hino offered an experienced rifle and a number of carbines with automatic reloading similar to the device of his pistol proposed later to the Japanese imperial army.
Hino's automatic rifle operated through a movable (forward) barrel and a return spring located in the bed. Cartridges of type 30, 6.5 mm caliber were fed from detachable box magazines with a capacity of 10 and 15 rounds (the early model of 1897 had an integral store for 5 rounds from an Arisaka type 30 rifle).

 

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Here is a odd cap fired single shot.

 

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Manually-operated repeating handguns.

Berger, dating from 1880/1881. Unlike most of these guns, it could be described as a double action mechanism - a single rearward trigger pull runs the complete loading/firing/ejecting cycle.

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Bittner Repeating Pistol Model 1893


These pistols were an early attempt by Gustav Bittner to develop a "repeating" (not semi-automatic) pistol in the early 1890s. His design actually centered around using the linear movement of the bolt combined with the mechanical action/movement of the ringed trigger guard which cocked and cycled the pistol.

 

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Had not seen those before, they are flipping amazing

 

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Blittkowski revolver

Designed by Gustav Adolphus Blittkoswki c.1856 in the USA.
.44 needlefire five-round cylinder, single action, spur trigger, creeping loading lever and a look only a mother can love.
Needlefire is a centerfire firing mechanism - in fact quite possibly the first one developed - and had a long needle-like firing pin strike at a percussion cap located in a self-contained paper cartridge. Such as they were designed, needle revolvers had to be loaded from the front with a ramming mechanism similar to most Colt or Remington cap and ball guns, after which pulling the trigger would let the hammer strike the pin through a small hole at the back of each cylinder chamber.
It never caught on in the United States for some reason, although in that particular case I think it’s just because the gun’s ugly as sin.

 

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Dreyse Needle-Fire Double Action Revolver


The cylinder is not completely bored through, instead having a small hole in the rear face for each chamber, and would be front loaded with a combustible paper cartridge using a detachable ramming tool (not included). When fired, the needle extends pass through the hole, puncture the cartridge and strike an enclosed mercury primer, igniting the charge and incinerating the cartridge.

 

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How Steampunk like to enjoy firing guns in the house?
They were referrred to as Parlor Pistols.

Victor COLLETTE system (gravity-fed cartridge Parlor pistol)



40 caliber rifled bore, 9" octagonal iron barrel. Serial number VG2158. Unique mid-19th century "high capacity" gravity fed magazine pistol capable of holding 20 rounds of self-contained "Rocket Ball" ammunition (similar to that used with Volcanic repeating arms). Magazine mounted on top of barrel, mechanism raises the chamber to accept a new cartridge when the hammer is half-cocked and lowers it to firing position when the hammer is at full cock.

 

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Single shot Flobert .22 BB Cap (Bulleted Breech Cap) Pistol.

 

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German made 6mm Flobert parlor pistols.

 

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Gallery guns
Gallery guns are smallbore, single-shot or pump action rifles, typically chambered in .22 Short. Some of the more popular guns are the Winchester Model 1890, Colt Lightning Carbine, Gevarm open bolt and the Winchester Model 62.
Home shooting parlors and galleries began to decline in the early 20th century. However, gallery guns went on to be used in shooting galleries in carnivals, fairs and amusement parks.
By the late 20th century, gallery guns have been eclipsed by airguns for the purpose of indoor shooting.

 

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Frenchman Louis-Nicolas Flobert invented the first rimfire metallic cartridge in 1845. The 6mm Flobert cartridge consisted of a percussion cap with a bullet attached to the top.
These cartridges do not contain any powder, the only propellant substance contained in the cartridge is the percussion cap.
In Europe, the .22 BB cap (introduced in 1845) and the slightly more powerful .22 CB cap (introduced in 1888) are both called 6mm Flobert and are considered the same cartridge. These cartridges have a relatively low muzzle velocity of around 700 ft/s (213 m/s) to 800 ft/s (244 m/s). Flobert also made what he called "parlor guns" for this cartridge, as these rifles and pistols were designed to be shot in indoor shooting parlors in large homes.

 

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Parlor pistols came into fashion in the mid-19th century; they typically featured heavy barrels and were chambered in a small caliber. They were used for target shooting in homes with a dedicated parlor or gallery for this purpose.

Saloon guns were smoothbore weapons that fired 6mm Flobert rounds, but can refer to a large caliber firearm that was made to shoot a smaller caliber round in indoor shooting galleries by use of a chamber insert called a Morris tube. The Morris tube was shaped to the cartridge that the weapon was capable of firing and inside this tube was a smaller chamber for the round (typically .255 Morris) to fit.

How can that not be classed as steampunk?

 

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Ladies were known to be strapped as well.
Muff Pistols!
They carried in a jacket or handwarmer (hand muffs)