peashooter85:The Elgar and Smith 9 shot volley revolver,A unique invention by William Elgar, a maker
peashooter85:The Elgar and Smith 9 shot volley revolver,A unique invention by William Elgar, a maker of pepperbox pistols during the early to mid 19th century, and businessman R.M. Smith, the Elgar and Smith revolver was first invented in 1855. The revolver featured three cylinders each with three chambers. Thus the pistol could fire a volley of three .32 caliber bullets simultaneously. After each shot, the next loaded cylinder was hand rotated in place for firing. The pistol used a percussion system with one central nipple. So after each shot a new percussion cap had to be placed on the nipple before firing. While being able to fire a volley of three shots at a time might seem to increase the lethality of the pistol, in reality the design was a total flop. In 1856 the pistol was test by US Army Ordnance for consideration for military use. During the test, experienced officers missed all their targets. Thus the Elgar and Smith volley revolver was turned down by the Army. Only 10 were ever produced.Source: Flayderman’s Guide -- source link