This video from Forgotten Weapons examines the Daniels Seven-Shot Smoothbore Turret Musket, a rare revolving firearm patented in 1838 by Charles and Henry Daniels and manufactured by C.B. Allen. Despite its unique design, this smoothbore weapon, approximately .55 caliber, was not commercially successful, with only about 50 units produced. The description highlights that similar turret rifle designs also failed to gain market traction. The video also points to C.B. Allen's involvement in manufacturing other firearms like the Elgin cutlass pistols and Cochran turret rifles.
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 examines the second variation of the Porter Turret Rifle, a unique firearm patented in 1851. The rifle features a vertical turret cylinder, differing from traditional revolvers. The second variation, manufactured in New York, includes notable improvements such as a grip safety, flash hole guards, a serpentine loading lever, and an updated primer feeding system. The description highlights the rarity and potential dangers of these designs, including the risk of chain fires, which ultimately contributed to the dominance of mainstream revolvers.
This video reviews the Porter Turret Rifle, a rare firearm that achieved serial production. The description highlights its unique revolving cylinder design, which differs from traditional revolvers by having radially arranged chambers. This design, while visually interesting, presented a safety concern with a chamber always pointing towards the shooter, contributing to the limited success of turret rifles. The video also notes the Porter's distinctive receiver opening for action visibility and its unusual priming and firing mechanism on earlier variants, with the reviewed model using percussion caps.
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