Load on Sunday, and fire it all damn year!—- The Guycot RifleProduced in Britain and Germany in the
Load on Sunday, and fire it all damn year!—- The Guycot RifleProduced in Britain and Germany in the late 1870′s the Guycot Rifle’s main feature was that it was a double action repeating rifle which held an incredible 100 rounds. Invented by French engineer P. Gay and his partner H. Guenot, the Guycot rifle utilized a loading mechanism which is extremely unique in the history of firearms design. Hidden inside the stock and looping into the receiver was a chain, kind of like a belt or bicycle chain, which held one hundred 6mm cartridges. The trigger worked in a double action fashion, when pulled the trigger not only cocked and fired the rifle, but rotated the chain bringing a fresh round into the chamber. The rifle could be fired as fast as the trigger could be pulled. Empty casings could removed and the rifle could be reloaded via a port which was exposed by removing the rear sight.Unfortunately the Guycot was complex for its time, hard to produce, and as a result very expensive. Not to mention, once all 100 rounds were fired, it took a long time to reload the chain, which was an awkward process. Few were produced and sold. In conjuction with the rifle, a pistol was also produced. -- source link
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