![]() Krummlauf means “curved barrel,” and refers to a barrel-and-periscopic-sight combination with a 30-degree bend that could be fitted to a standard Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle. Ottoman ivory-inlaid miquelet rifleįitted to a Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle, the Krummlauf curved barrel and sight allowed soldiers to shoot around corners. Alexander Forsyth’s patent of 1807 (which ran until 1821), and the industrial revolution allowed pepperbox revolvers to be mass-produced, making them more affordable than the early handmade guns previously only seen in the hands of the rich. The invention of the percussion cap building on the percussion powder innovations of the Rev. These early pepperboxes were hand rotated. These weapons building on the success of the earlier two barrel turnover pistols, were fitted with three, four or seven barrels. In the 15th century, Ribauldequin, a version of the Volley gun, had several single shot barrels were attached to a stock, being fired individually by means of a match.Īround 1790, pepperboxes were built on the basis of flintlock systems, notably by Nock in England and “Segallas” in Belgium. ![]() This type of firearm was popular in North America from 1830 until the American Civil War, but the concept was introduced much earlier. ![]() German hunting knife that’s also a gun and a calendar (1528)Ī multiple-barrel firearm. The original retail price was $39.95 blue and $44.95 nickel-plated (equivalent to $398 and $448 now). The Whitney name was used because the factory was located near the old Eli Whitney factory site.Ī victim of extremely poor marketing in the beginning, financial problems and then being under priced by $2.00 by both Ruger and Colt with their new semi-automatics. Its name, Wolverine, was after Hillberg’s favorite football team, the University of Michigan Wolverines. The plastic grips came in either a black, dark brown or white the white grips are found mostly on the nickel-plated models. 22 semi automatic pistols were made in its short period of production between 19. The Wolverine was engineered by Robert Hillberg, who learned about aluminum casting during WWII while working with aircraft guns and later became research engineer for High Standard Manufacturing Company. ![]() Notable for its advanced, “space-aged” looks and then-new aluminum construction, it has a 10-round magazine, a barrel 4.625 inches (117.5 mm) long, and a weight of only 23 ounces (650 g). The Whitney Wolverine is a semi-automatic. Whitney Wolverine, an ‘Atomic Age’ influenced. ![]()
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