This video delves into Edward Lindner's unique tube-fed, striker-fired, caseless ammo revolver concept. The description highlights Lindner's prolific patent history, including early patents for 'striker' mechanisms and gas-operated actions. The featured revolver, a proof-of-concept model, utilizes a tubular magazine beneath the barrel to feed roughly .48 caliber pistol cartridges. A notable feature is its striking mechanism, which automatically strips and seats a percussion cap before firing, functioning akin to an open-bolt system in a percussion revolver. Only two examples of this innovative design are known to exist.
This video examines the patent model of the Mauser "Zigzag" revolver, a significant early handgun design from the Mauser brothers. It highlights the unique hinged-frame construction and, most notably, its chambering for the original, rare Mauser revolver cartridge – a scaled-down, bottlenecked version of the 11mm Mauser rifle round. The presenter contrasts this with the later production models, which used a straight-wall cartridge after military preference changed. The video also showcases an example of the rare cartridge itself and thanks the Liege Arms Museum and the Paul Mauser Archive for their assistance.
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