A handgun for the disabled or elderly

Posted July 26, 2010 in Pistols by Steve Johnson with 9 Comments
Tags: handguns, history, pistol

Back in the 1800s (or maybe early 1900s) an enterprising gunsmith created this French Mod. 1873/74 revolver. The trigger has been turned into a sear which is manipulated by squeezing a steel rod. It i Very clever. Note the other details such as the de-spured hammer.

More info and photos at LittleGun.be (thier English translation is very poor).

[ Many thanks to Todd for emailing me the link. ]

Steve Johnson

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