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gyvel · October 8, 2009, 06:55 PM

Revolvers are measured from the beginning of the forcing cone to the end of the muzzle. The chambers are not included

This was one of the arguments that the Germans used after WWI to circumvent the Treaty of Versailles, i.e. that since chambers of revolvers were not included in the measurement of barrel length on a handgun, it should not be so on an auto either.

October 8, 2009, 06:55 PM	#109
gyvel Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2009 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,172	Revolvers are measured from the beginning of the forcing cone to the end of the muzzle. The chambers are not included This was one of the arguments that the Germans used after WWI to circumvent the Treaty of Versailles, i.e. that since chambers of revolvers were not included in the measurement of barrel length on a handgun, it should not be so on an auto either.