This video explores the fascinating Genhart Horizontal Turret Rifle, a unique firearm designed by Heinrich Genhart in Liege, Belgium, during the 1850s. The design features a horizontal cylinder that locks into recessed chamber mouths, minimizing flash and improving firing. The example discussed is a roughly .38 caliber, 10-shot rifle with a potentially replaced stock. Genhart patented his design in Belgium in 1853 and the US in 1857. The rifle used specialty cartridges with tube primers. Despite its ingenuity, the turret rifle concept was short-lived due to advancements in cartridge technology, with Genhart's production ceasing around 1860.
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