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  2. Repeating firearm - Wikipedia

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    1854 Lindner revolving rifle: In 1854 the German Edward Lindner patented in the United States and Britain a repeating rifle which used a revolving cylinder to elevate the cartridges, which were paper and could be either self-contained needlefire cartridges or use external percussion caps for ignition, to the breech from a tubular magazine ...

  3. Smith & Wesson Model 320 - Wikipedia

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    The revolving rifle used a special .32 caliber cartridge. The use of a cartridge was a significant improvement compared to the design of the Colt revolving rifle, which did not use cartridges and as a result was often subject to chain fire problems (the firing of all cylinders at once due to loose powder or residue in the weapon). While the ...

  4. Colt's New Model revolving rifle - Wikipedia

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    The design of the Colt revolving rifle was essentially similar to revolver-type pistols, with a rotating cylinder that held five or six rounds in a variety of calibers from .36 to .64 inches. [1] The Model 1855, which was the most widely produced revolving rifle, was available in .36, .44 and .56 caliber.

  5. Hammerless - Wikipedia

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    The Hammerless Rifle encloses this firing mechanism utilizes a “locking bar”, which secures not only the triggers, but also secures the “firing blocks” while the barrel is opened to discharge shells. Prior to this hammerless technology, rifles were fixed with an exposed firing hammer and, at times, would be dangerous to the operator.

  6. Puckle gun - Wikipedia

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    Patent No. 418, for James Puckle's 1718 revolving firearm, showing various cylinders for use with round and square bullets. The Puckle gun (also known as the defence gun) was a primitive crew-served, manually-operated flintlock [1] revolver patented in 1718 by James Puckle (1667–1724), a British inventor, lawyer and writer.

  7. Colt Paterson - Wikipedia

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    The Colt Paterson revolver was the first commercial repeating firearm employing a revolving cylinder with multiple chambers aligned with a single, stationary barrel. Its design was patented by Samuel Colt on February 25, 1836, in the United States, England and France, and it derived its name from being produced in Paterson, New Jersey .

  8. List of firearms before the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    Smith & Wesson Model 320 Revolving Rifle (US – rifle, revolving – 1879) Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless (US – revolver – 1887) Smith carbine (USA – rifle – 1857) Spencer 1882 (US - shotgun - 1882) Spencer Rifle (US – rifle – 1860) Springfield Armory. Springfield Model 1795 Musket (US – rifle – 1795)

  9. Rifle - Wikipedia

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    Revolving rifles were an attempt to increase the rate of fire of rifles by combining them with the revolving firing mechanism that had been developed earlier for revolving pistols. Colt began experimenting with revolving rifles in the early-19th century, and other manufacturers like Remington later experimented with them as well.