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    Where did the Volcanic get its name?

    According to the preeminent Smith & Wesson historian Roy G. Jinks (Smith & Wesson, by Roy G. Jinks and Sandra C. Krein), "The fire power of this lever action pistol was so impressive, that in 1854 when the gun was reviewed by Scientific American, it was nicknamed the Volcanic since its rapid...
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    Where did the Volcanic get its name?

    According to the preeminent Smith & Wesson historian Roy G. Jinks (Smith & Wesson, by Roy G. Jinks and Sandra C. Krein), "The fire power of this lever action pistol was so impressive, that in 1854 when the gun was reviewed by Scientific American, it was nicknamed the Volcanic since its rapid...
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