Walch
This is my latest acquisition, a Walch 10-shot revolver, which came with an original bullet mold. This pistol applies the old principle of superimposed loads to a cap and ball revolver. The intent was...
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Marcus, where do you find these oddities? Was this an American or European design? (I realize it was made in the U.S. since you posted here but who came up with the design?) Thanks for sharing.
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Here is some info I found on your little revolver's "big brother". http://www.techography.co...p?story=20070529025300517 Verrrry interesting.
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I lost out on one of these pistols at an auction last year and have had my eye out for one ever since. Around 1860 both John P. Lindsay and John Walch were working on guns that utilized the old idea...
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Winant has a chapter on firearms that use superposed loads, and there are a couple of pages about Walch. The concept has been around since matchlock days, and turned up in one form or another for...
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