This video explores the fascinating Maxim-Silverman .455 Caliber pistol, a large and forward-thinking self-loading design from 1896. The description highlights the underappreciated contributions of Louis Silverman, Hiram Maxim's hired supervisor, to this project. The pistol's design is noted as simple and efficient, but its effectiveness was hampered by the use of cartridges too powerful for its blowback operation. The video focuses on a particularly massive example chambered in .455 Webley, contrasting it with other known Maxim-Silverman pistols.
This video explores the fascinating Maxim-Silverman Model 1896 Automatic Pistol, a lesser-known handgun design associated with Hiram Maxim and his assistant Louis Silverman. The pistol features an elegant blowback action, enhanced with a delaying spring to manage the 7.63mm Borchardt cartridge's power. The description highlights the existence of only three known examples and mentions variations in experimental calibers like 8mm Borchardt and .455 Webley. The presenter, from Forgotten Weapons, thanks the Institute of Military Technology for access, underscoring the pistol's historical significance and ahead-of-its-time design, overshadowed by Maxim's success in machine guns.
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