This video from SHOT Show 2025 features HM Defense showcasing their .50 Cal rifle. The content highlights the rifle's unique features compared to competitors, with a specific focus on their patented barrel and bolt designs. The explanation delves into the innovative engineering behind this high-caliber firearm, making it a must-watch for enthusiasts of powerful weaponry and advanced gun technology.
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.
This video analyzes the rare and innovative "Ideal" shoulder stock for the Luger pistol, designed by Ross Phillips. The stock featured a unique attachment mechanism using special grip panels with metal locking surfaces, allowing for quick detachment in the short position and secure locking when extended. While patented in 1904, the design appears to have been commercially unsuccessful due to cost or manufacturing challenges, with most known examples predating the patent grant. The video notes that similar, equally scarce stocks were also made for Colt and Smith & Wesson revolvers. The Luger pistol shown is being sold separately by Rock Island.
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