OK... this is cool... 12 shot revolver...

Magnum Wheel Man · August 29, 2011, 11:23 AM

if ammo were still available... I'd have to get in on the bidding... but I guess I'll just have to sit back & watch...

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=247942270

MLeake · August 29, 2011, 12:01 PM

Not sure I'd want a 5.5mm... Louis L'Amour had a couple of his characters carry a Walch .36 Navy Revolver.

http://www.prices4antiques.com/firea...r-D9911296.htm

Those look interesting, but I imagine they were too complex for maintenance.

James K · August 29, 2011, 02:58 PM

The hammer could be altered to fire .22 rimfire. There was another Belgian revolver that fired (I think) 14 rounds that had two rows of chambers and a movable hammer nose.

Jim

Slowhand · August 31, 2011, 08:54 AM

This French LeFaucheux was a little too expensive for me. I had to let it go.

I didn't bother checking the price on this one. The engraved look plus that extractor rod, which reminds me of a bathroom sink, would no doubt be expensive.

I got into those old French and Belgium revolvers, when I acquired a Guardian Model of 1878 in 9mm last year. That foreign look, combined with some of them having a cylinder designed to hold 12 to 20 rounds just blows me away.

mega twin · September 1, 2011, 09:17 PM

Looks like the cylinder is at least 3" in diameter.

Cheapshooter · September 1, 2011, 09:35 PM

Ya gotta love the days when the Velo Dog revolver was marketed to bicyclists to shoot dogs that were nipping at their feet!!!

Try that one today!!!

pvt.Long · September 2, 2011, 12:40 AM

you could try and find a lemat

or a nagant.

Slowhand · September 2, 2011, 09:23 AM

You betcha! I’d love to have one of Col. Le Mat ‘s “Grapeshot” Revolvers. 9 Pin fire .44 Caliber rounds with a 20 Gauge shotgun barrel. But those prices are something else. Even for a replica.

I'm not cheap. I'm just not easy.

August 29, 2011, 11:23 AM	#1
Magnum Wheel Man Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2006 Location: Southern Minnesota Posts: 9,333	OK... this is cool... 12 shot revolver... if ammo were still available... I'd have to get in on the bidding... but I guess I'll just have to sit back & watch... http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=247942270 __________________ In life you either make dust or eat dust...

August 31, 2011, 08:54 AM	#4
Slowhand Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 263	European Revolvers This French LeFaucheux was a little too expensive for me. I had to let it go. I didn't bother checking the price on this one. The engraved look plus that extractor rod, which reminds me of a bathroom sink, would no doubt be expensive. I got into those old French and Belgium revolvers, when I acquired a Guardian Model of 1878 in 9mm last year. That foreign look, combined with some of them having a cylinder designed to hold 12 to 20 rounds just blows me away. Last edited by Slowhand; September 2, 2011 at 10:09 AM. Reason: comments

September 1, 2011, 09:35 PM	#6
Cheapshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 8,306	Ya gotta love the days when the Velo Dog revolver was marketed to bicyclists to shoot dogs that were nipping at their feet!!! Try that one today!!! __________________ Cheapshooter's rules of gun ownership #1: NEVER SELL OR TRADE ANYTHING!

September 2, 2011, 09:23 AM	#8
Slowhand Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 263	Le Mat You betcha! I’d love to have one of Col. Le Mat ‘s “Grapeshot” Revolvers. 9 Pin fire .44 Caliber rounds with a 20 Gauge shotgun barrel. But those prices are something else. Even for a replica. I'm not cheap. I'm just not easy.

August 29, 2011, 12:01 PM	#2
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	Not sure I'd want a 5.5mm... Louis L'Amour had a couple of his characters carry a Walch .36 Navy Revolver. http://www.prices4antiques.com/firea...r-D9911296.htm Those look interesting, but I imagine they were too complex for maintenance.

August 29, 2011, 02:58 PM	#3
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	The hammer could be altered to fire .22 rimfire. There was another Belgian revolver that fired (I think) 14 rounds that had two rows of chambers and a movable hammer nose. Jim

September 1, 2011, 09:17 PM	#5
mega twin Senior Member Join Date: August 15, 2006 Posts: 434	Looks like the cylinder is at least 3" in diameter.

September 2, 2011, 12:40 AM	#7
pvt.Long Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2009 Posts: 433	you could try and find a lemat or a nagant.