The Distinguished English Gentleman had an affair. This gun is the result.

[DoubleAdobe]

People are endlessly inventive. Thanks for the article, quite interesting.

 

[beetledude]

Wonderfully interesting!!! Love the animation. I always wanted a Webley Fosberry; maybe one of these days. I do reload the .455 cartridge. Was that a 7.65mm caliber Mauser Zig Zag?

Yes that is indeed the smaller 7.65mm Mauser Zig Zag. Mauser also made a large frame 11mm version with top break hinge but they are exceedingly hard to find.

Wrong movie....

Think of a black bird.

Indeed.. the Maltese Falcon. I was joking about Zardoz -- gotta admit Sean Connery in diapers is a umm "interesting" visual.

oh yes one other thing I forgot to mention in the article. the zig zag cylinder design never really worked out in the revolver world despite its advantages: no delicate pawl and ratchet system to go out of time, no need for a separate bolt stop, very strong lock up, etc. Perhaps the cost to manufacture is just too high.

but the design actually was used in another type of "firearm" -- aircraft cannon! In fact I believe it was used all the way up until the 1980s, perhaps even still.

 

[sailor723]

Great post! I'm always happy to learn something new.

 

[Thuer]

Great post. The zigzag cilinder is also used in the Union revolver.

 

[DFrame]

Wonderful post. I knew about the fosberry revolver but had never heard the history of the man.

 

[Cyrano]

Yes that is indeed the smaller 7.65mm Mauser Zig Zag. Mauser also made a large frame 11mm version with top break hinge but they are exceedingly hard to find.
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Mauser made the top break in 7.65, 9mm and 11mm, DWM case numbers 5, 6 and 7. I think the 7.65 is scarcest. They made the solid frame in 9 and 11mm; 9mm is VERY rare. The attached thumbnail is my 9mm, less an ejector rod. They also made a revolving rifle, solid frame, 11mm only, also rare.

I think the quote from Maltse Falcon is something like this: "Yeah, it's a Webley Fosberry, 38 caliber. They don't make them any more". The Webley Fosberry was also available in 38 ACP (semi rimless cartridge).

 

[Krogen]

Nicely done. Thank you!

 

[Cyrano]

Great post. The zigzag cilinder is also used in the Union revolver.

Also the early and experimental Colt root models. I'm surprised you didn't know that as Thuer.