Strange looking revolver

[Third_Rail]

This picture shows a rather striking design of a revolver, being that it fires from the bottom chamber instead of the top. What make is it??

 

[Dave Markowitz]

That is a Mateba, made in Italy.

 

[J.M.]

It's a Mataba.

http://www.mateba-arms.com/page2.html - JM.

 

[Third_Rail]

Cool. Anyone know of the reliability of the defence revolver and the semi-automatic revolving chamber rifle?? In short, are either really worth the pricetag for a 454 Casull firearm?

 

[Mikul]

I don't know about reliability, but I have heard that the trigger pull is obnoxious because in addition to moving the hammer, the Mateba pushes the cylinder against the forcing cone so there there is no bullet jump or flash out the sides.

The gun fires from the bottom cylinder to keep the recoil moving straight back. I shudder to think what would happen if you got a double-charge. Revolvers normally blow out the top. The Mateba should blow out the bottom, and on to the shooters fingers.

As a technical design, it's excellent, and probably worth having for that reason alone.

 

[Russ]

Neat guns and mucho dinero! Costs too much for me.