The Kynock double trigger revolver,In the second half of the 19th century William Trantor was one of

The Kynock double trigger revolver,In the second half of the 19th century William Trantor was one of the major pistol manufacturers of England.  Throughout his career Trantor designed and produced a number of single action and double action designs, at first cap and ball muzzleloaders but later revolvers using self contained metallic cartridges.  Trantor retired in 1885, but that same year rented his factory to one of his employees, a man named George Kynoch.One of Trantors most unique designs was a double action revolver with two triggers, one was a double action trigger which rotated the cylinder, cocked the hammer, and discharged the round with one trigger pull. The second trigger would spin the cylinder and cock the hammer, but not fire the revolver.  This made the revolver into a single action, with a lighter trigger pull which increased accuracy.After Trantor’s retirement, Kynoch created his own design which improved upon the Trantor revolver.  First he modified the design into a break open action rather than a solid from.  When opened an ejector would eject empty cartridges from the cylinders.  Then he modified the revolver into a hammerless design, with the hammer being enclosed within the inner workings of the pistol.  A later model further improved the design by placing both triggers within the trigger guard, thus improving safety.Unfortunately, like Trantor’s double trigger design, the Kynoch design was also a commercial failure.  The strange revolver was often difficult and uncomfortable to use, and accidents occurred when people confused the two triggers.  In addition the Kynoch was introduced at a time when the firearms market was flooded with super cheap break open designs.  Kynoch went out of business in 1890. -- source link
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