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Surprisingly, i found it by accident. Although this one uses a box magazine, the general idea is the same. It's called the [http://www.forgottenweapons.com/early-automatic-pistols/landstad-1900/ Landstad 1900 Automatic Revolver]. Although it does not give a specific name for the action in question. [[User:Z008MJ|Z008MJ]] ([[User talk:Z008MJ|talk]]) 16:13, 20 December 2013 (EST)
Surprisingly, i found it by accident. Although this one uses a box magazine, the general idea is the same. It's called the [http://www.forgottenweapons.com/early-automatic-pistols/landstad-1900/ Landstad 1900 Automatic Revolver]. Although it does not give a specific name for the action in question. [[User:Z008MJ|Z008MJ]] ([[User talk:Z008MJ|talk]]) 16:13, 20 December 2013 (EST)


== Just putting this here while I work on it. ==


==Recent Gallery Update==
Not sure if this is really that much of an improvement - That said, if this is gonna be done, I think it would be beneficial to perhaps go a step further and have sections differentiated by overall size as is done with the pistols page. (This would include making a separate section for the 'fictional pieces, though I'd argue more that those ought to be omitted entirely, as those are not 'common' or 'basic' pieces nor will be readily encountered in media.) [[User:StanTheMan|StanTheMan]] ([[User talk:StanTheMan|talk]]) 01:44, 7 September 2017 (EDT)


If you're creating a new page for a revolver make sure to add '''<nowiki>[[Category:Gun]]</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>[[Category:Revolver]]</nowiki>''' to the page so that it will be listed here.
I'd agree with you here, but should I categorize them by average frame size? Some guns have longer/shorter barrel configurations that can really screw it up. -[[User:SeptemberJack|SeptemberJack]] ([[User talk:SeptemberJack|talk]]) 17:52, 7 September 2017 (EDT)


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Also, the gallery is mainly for users who don't know their revolvers - trying to go through about 100+ pages is a whole lot worse than scrolling through a gallery.
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'''Below is a gallery of the revolvers. It contains the BASIC models of each gun. In other words, there is an image of the H&R Model 929, but not one of the Model 732, Model 733, Model 999, etc. The goal is to help identify guns. An image of the H&R Model 929 will direct you to the Harrington & Richardson Revolvers page where you can figure out if the gun you are looking at is an Model 732, Model 733, Model 999, etc. etc.'''


=Revolvers=
P.S: There are many categories for revolver series - such as Arminius, H&R, Webley, and Rohm - and most of them have smaller compact revolvers and larger-frame revolvers. How, not trying to be mean, do you propose to solve that problem?
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File:WASP gun revolver.jpg|[[(Avatar) - "WASP Gun" - Custom Break-open Revolver]]
File:BladeRunner1982Blaster01.jpg|[[(Blade Runner) - LAPD 2019 Blaster]]
File:Shipka.jpg|[[(Desperado) - Codpiece Revolver]]
File:BerettaPM12S.jpg|[[(Hellboy I & II) - Samaritan]]
File:Beretta Model 38A.jpg|[[(Serenity) - Mateba (dressed up Mateba Model 6 Unica)]]
File:Beretta Model 38-42.jpg|[[(Stargate: Atlantis) - Particle Magnum]]
File:Beretta Model 38-44.jpg|[[(Stargate: Atlantis) - Ronon's Pistol]]
File:MP18.JPG|[[(Van Helsing) - Custom Revolvers]]
File:MP35.jpg|[[Adams Revolver]]
File:B&T APC9.jpg|[[Alfa 2330]]
File:B&T-MP9.jpg|[[Alfa 820]]
File:Bush7.jpg|[[Alfa 840]]
File:CalicoM950.jpg|[[Alfa Flobert Revolver]]
File:Kp m45b.jpg|[[Allen & Thurber Pepperbox]]
File:Changfeng58.jpg|[[Arminius HW Revolver Series]]
File:DAEWOO K7.jpg|[[Astra 357]]
File:ErmaEMP-35.jpg|[[Astra 680]]
File:Erma MP60.jpeg|[[Astra 960]]
File:F1 SMG.jpg|[[Astra 960]]
File:FBP Submachine Gun.jpg|[[Astra Terminator]]
File:ARFMK.jpg|[[Bodeo M1889]]
File:FNP90Side.jpg|[[Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873]]
File:FNAB-43.jpg|[[Charter Arms Bulldog]]
File:Franchi lf57-2.jpg|[[Charter Arms Off Duty]]
File:Gevarm d4.jpg|[[Charter Arms Undercover]]
File:Mp28.jpg|[[Chiappa Rhino]]
File:MP5.jpg|[[Colt 1849 Pocket]]
File:H&K MP71A1.jpg|[[Colt 1851 Navy]]
File:UMP 45.jpg|[[Colt 1860 Army]]
File:HotchkissSMG.jpg|[[Colt 1862 Navy]]
File:Hovea_M1949.jpg|[[Colt 1871-72 Open Top]]
File:INDEP Lusa A2.jpg|[[Colt 1878 Double Action]]
File:Ingram m7 1.jpg|[[Colt Anaconda]]
File:TEC-9.jpg|[[Colt Cobra]]
File:JatimaticSMALL.JPG|[[Colt Detective Special]]
File:KGP-9.jpg|[[Colt Diamondback]]
File:Kedrpp91.jpg|[[Colt Dragoon]]
File:AP9-Pistol.jpg|[[Colt King Cobra]]
File:39m 1.jpg|[[Colt Lightning]]
File:LanchesterMkI.jpg|[[Colt Model 1855]]
File:Colt-9mm--SMG.jpg|[[Colt New Army & Navy]]
File:M3 Grease.jpg|[[Colt New Frontier]]
File:Grease3 2.jpg|[[Colt New Line]]
File:IngramMAC10.jpg|[[Colt New Service]]
File:Mas38 1.jpg|[[Colt Official Police]]
File:MAT-49.jpg|[[Colt Open-Top]]
File:MP40.jpg|[[Colt Paterson 1836]]
File:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|[[Colt Pocket Positive]]
File:MagpulFMG-9.jpg|[[Colt Police Positive]]
File:Minebea M-9 submachine gun (New).jpg|[[Colt Python]]
File:Type2-A.jpg|[[Colt SF-VI/DS-II]]
File:Type85sdsmg.jpg|[[Colt Trooper]]
File:Orita.jpg|[[Colt Walker]]
File:Kiparis1.jpg|[[Dan Wesson revolvers|Dan Wesson]]
File:Owen-gun 400.jpg|[[Danish M1880/85 Army Revolver]]
File:PM63.JPG|[[Enfield Mk II]]
File:REEMPM06.jpg|[[Enfield No. 2]]
File:Pp-2000.jpg|[[FIE Titan Tiger]]
File:PP-90.jpg|[[Freedom Arms Model 83/97 Revolver]]
File:Pp90m1-2.jpg|[[Galand Revolver]]
File:PPD40.jpg|[[Gasser Revolvers]]
File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|[[Glisenti M1874]]
File:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg|[[Griswold & Gunnison Revolver]]
File:Type-05.jpg|[[Harrington & Richardson Revolvers]]
File:Reising m50-1.jpg|[[Herters SA22]]
File:Reximfavor mk5.jpg|[[Hi-Standard Sentinel Revolver]]
File:RugerMP9Stock.jpg|[[Iver Johnson Model 55]]
File:CZ Sa. 24 submachine gun.JPG|[[Iver Johnson Revolver]]
File:CZ Vz.61.jpg|[[Knuckle Duster]]
File:CBJ-MS.jpg|[[Lefaucheux Revolver]]
File:SIG MKMS.jpg|[[LeMat Revolver]]
File:Sig mp310.jpg|[[Llama Comanche]]
File:S&W M76.jpg|[[Llama Martial]]
File:Sites Spectre.jpg|[[Llama Scorpio]]
File:Spitfire Carbine.jpg|[[M1917 Revolver]]
File:SR2Veresk.jpg|[[Magnum Research BFR]]
File:ST Kinetics CPW.jpg|[[Manurhin F1]]
File:StarZ70SMG.jpg|[[Manurhin MR-73]]
File:Sten MkI star.jpg|[[Manurhin MR-88]]
File:Unitsten2.jpg|[[Manurhin MR-93]]
File:Sten MkIII.jpg|[[Manurhin MR-96]]
File:Sten Mk5.JPG|[[Mateba Autorevolver]]
File:SterlingSMG.jpg|[[Merwin Hulbert Model Revolver]]
File:AUG A3 9mm XS.jpg|[[Miroku Liberty Chief]]
File:SteyrMP34.jpg|[[Mle 1892 Revolver]]
File:SteyrMPi81.jpg|[[MP-412 REX]]
File:KrissSuperV.jpg|[[NAA Mini Revolver]]
File:Tokarev_M1927_SMG.jpg|[[Nagant Revolver]]
File:M1921Thompson.jpg|[[Nambu Model 60]]
File:Type100 1944.jpg|[[Norinco NP-216]]
File:TZ45.jpg|[[OTs-20 Gnom]]
File:ARES FMG.jpg|[[Protector Palm Pistol]]
File:UD-M42.jpg|[[R-92]]
File:Uzi.jpg|[[Reichsrevolver M1879]]
File:1287829141.jpg|[[Remington 1858 New Army]]
File:WaltherMP-L-1.jpg|[[Remington 1875]]
File:M68 Carbine.jpg|[[Remington New Line No.1]]
Image:Zastava M56.jpg|[[Riva Esterina Black Widow]]
File:ZB-47Smg.jpg|[[Riva Esterina Dobermann]]
File:Zk383-1.jpg|[[Roger & Spencer]]
File:ZK 466.jpg|[[Rossi Circuit Judge]]
File:Zk476 01.jpg|[[Rossi Model 51]]
File:WASP gun revolver.jpg|[[Rossi Model 68]]
File:78132610.x5R82Yxu.jpg|[[Rossi Model 851]]
File:Shipka.jpg|[[Rossi Model 971]]
File:BerettaPM12S.jpg|[[Ruger Blackhawk]]
File:Beretta Model 38A.jpg|[[Ruger GP100]]
File:Beretta Model 38-42.jpg|[[Ruger LCR]]
File:Beretta Model 38-44.jpg|[[Ruger Old Army]]
File:MP18.JPG|[[Ruger Redhawk / Super Redhawk]]
File:MP35.jpg|[[Ruger Security Six]]
File:B&T APC9.jpg|[[Ruger Single Six / Ruger Vaquero]]
File:B&T-MP9.jpg|[[Ruger SP101]]
File:Bush7.jpg|[[Röhm Revolvers]]
File:CalicoM950.jpg|[[Single Action Army]]
File:Kp m45b.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson .32 Hand Ejector Third Model]]
File:Changfeng58.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action]]
File:CZ 247 SMG.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson 44 Hand Ejector Series]]
File:DAEWOO K7.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson 4th Model]]
File:ErmaEMP-35.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 38]]
File:Erma MP60.jpeg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 1]]
File:F1 SMG.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 1 1/2]]
File:MP5.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 2]]
File:H&K MP71A1.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 2 Double Action]]
File:FBP Submachine Gun.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 10]]
File:ARFMK.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 12]]
File:FNP90Side.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 13]]
File:FNAB-43.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 14]]
File:Franchi lf57-2.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 15]]
File:Gevarm d4.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 17]]
File:Mp28.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 19]]
File:UMP 45.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 20]]
File:HotchkissSMG.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 22]]
File:Hovea_M1949.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 24]]
File:INDEP Lusa A2.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 25]]
File:Ingram m7 1.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28]]
File:TEC-9.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 29]]
File:JatimaticSMALL.JPG|[[Smith & Wesson Model 296 AirLite TI]]
File:KGP-9.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 30]]
File:Kedrpp91.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 317]]
File:AP9-Pistol.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 32]]
File:39m 1.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 327]]
File:LanchesterMkI.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 34]]
File:Colt-9mm--SMG.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 340PD]]
File:M3 Grease.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 36 / 38]]
File:Grease3 2.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 360]]
File:IngramMAC10.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 37 Airweight]]
File:Mas38 1.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 386]]
File:MAT-49.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 40]]
File:MP40.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 442]]
File:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 460]]
File:MagpulFMG-9.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 500]]
File:Minebea M-9 submachine gun (New).jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 57]]
File:Type2-A.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 58]]
File:Type85sdsmg.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 581]]
File:Orita.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 586]]
File:Kiparis1.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 60]]
File:Owen-gun 400.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 610]]
File:Parinco_mod_3R.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 617]]
File:PM63.JPG|[[Smith & Wesson Model 620]]
File:REEMPM06.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 625]]
File:Pp-2000.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 627]]
File:PP-90.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 629]]
File:Pp90m1-2.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 637 Airweight]]
File:PPD40.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 638 Airweight]]
File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 64]]
File:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 640]]
File:Type-05.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 642]]
File:Reising m50-1.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 649]]
File:Reximfavor mk5.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 65]]
File:RugerMP9Stock.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 66]]
File:CZ Sa. 24 submachine gun.JPG|[[Smith & Wesson Model 67]]
File:SAF.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 681]]
File:CZ Vz.61.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 686]]
File:CBJ-MS.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model 986]]
File:SIG MKMS.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Model M&P 360]]
File:Sig mp310.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson New Model No.3]]
File:S&W M76.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson 76]]
File:Sites Spectre.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model]]
File:Spitfire Carbine.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless]]
File:SR2Veresk.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Schofield]]
File:ST Kinetics CPW.jpg|[[Smith & Wesson Victory Model]]
File:StarZ70SMG.jpg|[[Taurus Judge]]
File:Sten MkI star.jpg|[[Taurus Model 431]]
File:Unitsten2.jpg|[[Taurus Model 44]]
File:Sten MkIII.jpg|[[Taurus Model 605]]
File:Sten Mk5.JPG|[[Taurus Model 608]]
File:SterlingSMG.jpg|[[Taurus Model 617]]
File:AUG A3 9mm XS.jpg|[[Taurus Model 65]]
File:SteyrMP34.jpg|[[Taurus Model 66]]
File:SteyrMPi81.jpg|[[Taurus Model 689]]
File:SteyrTMP.jpg|[[Taurus Model 80]]
File:KrissSuperV.jpg|[[Taurus Model 817 ULC]]
File:Tokarev_M1927_SMG.jpg|[[Taurus Model 85]]
File:M1921Thompson.jpg|[[Taurus Raging Bull]]
File:Type100 1944.jpg|[[Taurus Tracker]]
File:TZ45.jpg|[[Thunder 5]]
File:ARES FMG.jpg|[[Tranter Revolver]]
File:UD-M42.jpg|[[Type 26 Revolver]]
File:Uzi.jpg|[[Velo-Dog Revolver]]
File:1287829141.jpg|[[Victor Collete Pepperbox]]
File:WaltherMP-L-1.jpg|[[Webley "WG" Army Model]]
File:M68 Carbine.jpg|[[Webley Bulldog]]
Image:Zastava M56.jpg|[[Webley No.5]]
File:ZB-47Smg.jpg|[[Webley Revolvers]]
File:Zk383-1.jpg|[[Webley RIC]]
File:ZK 466.jpg|[[Webley-Bentley Percussion Revolver]]
File:Zk476 01.jpg|[[Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver]]
File:M3 Grease.jpg|[[Webley-Pryse Revolver]]
File:Grease3 2.jpg|[[Zastava M83]]
File:IngramMAC10.jpg|[[ZKR 551]]
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=Revolving Rifles/Carbines/Shotguns=
: By 'categories' I think you mean 'makes'. That said, I think ignoring make/brand and just going by size - in this case, frame-size - seems to be a good basis. Again, it's more-or-less the same as how the pistols are done. Especially in terms of 'basic' models/images as they fall on a general pattern, even with older pieces - most smaller wheelguns (I/J-frame S&Ws, D-series Colts, etc) are short barreled (roughly 3" or less) or snubs (with the exception of the 'safety hammerless' style guns Iver Johnson Safety Automatic, Harrington and Richardson, etc which are also fairly small yet a tad longer), while mediums (K/L-frame S&Ws, Ruger Six series, etc) typically have 3-4" barrels and large frames (N-frames, Anaconda, Redhawk, Colt SAAs) are typically seen in configurations longer than 4". There are of course some outliers in terms of barrel length (IE there are large frame snubs, and likewise small-frame guns with long barrels) but as these are outliers, they're irrelevant when talking about 'basic' representations. Most IDs for revolvers boil down to frame styles and controls/features in any case. Can further differentiate size with era/projectile type (cap-and-ball vs cartridge). Eh, some thoughts. [[User:StanTheMan|StanTheMan]] ([[User talk:StanTheMan|talk]]) 01:41, 8 September 2017 (EDT)
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File:Artemus Wheeler Carbine.jpg|[[Artemus Wheeler Carbine]]
File:Coltrevolvingrifle.jpg|[[Colt Model 1855]]
File:Enarm Pentagun long.jpg|[[ENARM Pentagun]]
File:RevolverRifle-1.jpg|[[Knight's Armament Revolver Rifle]]
File:MTs255.jpg|[[MTs255]]


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== Make percussion revolvers a separate section? ==
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[[Category:Gun]]
Any reasons why percussion revolvers shouldn't be in a separate section (like revolving carbines are)? Revolvers with cartridge conversions may have to be listed twice, but that's the only issue I can think of. --[[User:VladVladson|VladVladson]] ([[User talk:VladVladson|talk]]) 15:56, 11 October 2018 (EDT)

Latest revision as of 19:56, 11 October 2018

About revolvers and ammunition types ....

Could someone explain why blackpowder revolvers can't fire smokeless ammunition? Yes, i know they are too weak to handle modern ammunition, but why are they too weak? Why can a modern Colt SAA reproduction fire smokeless ammo when an original vintage one cannot, aren't they basically the same gun? What part of the gun is changed to make it able to fire smokeless? Z008MJ (talk) 18:31, 14 November 2013 (EST)

You kind of answered your own question, the old firearms aren't considered to be strong enough to handle the added stress and force that smokeless cartridges make when discharged, certainly at least not in hard and/or long-term use. The reproductions made these days, while aesthetically similar to the classics, are made like modern guns, with modern materials and to stronger tolerances than the older stuff. Keep in mind the metalworking and manufacturing of firearms wasn't as good 100-150 years ago and therefore the guns just weren't as strong and durable as they are today. It should be noted that smokeless rounds are a great deal more powerful than blackpowder rounds. When smokeless powder came out, many gunmakers had to re-manufacture their weapons much stronger in order to handle it (Some might have been strong enough to handle it as is, but many makers wisely chose not to count on that). Jacketed bullets even came about because smokeless powder gave such a higher velocity and force that plain lead bullets would potentially disintegrate when fired. In the case of revolvers, generally if you discount modern steel/alloys and metalworking, the frame and cylinder would be thicker/heavier, as would the trigger, hammer and other internal parts.

Technically an old gun CAN fire modern smokeless rounds if the chambering is correct, but I wouldn't say it's a wise idea to try it, especially not with any serious shooting. StanTheMan (talk) 22:14, 14 November 2013 (EST)

Thanks a lot for the good answer. Z008MJ (talk) 07:38, 15 November 2013 (EST)

What is this firearm mechanism called?

Yes, it's me again, but i have been unable to find any other weapon using this mechanism, and i have searched using every term i can think of to describe it. Can someone tell me if this exists, and if it does, what weapon uses it, and what the action is called?

Basically, it would be a rifle/shotgun with a single barrel and a tube magazine beneath the barrel. Instead of a typical lever/pump/bolt-action it would have two revolving chambers, one aligned to the barrel and one to the magazine, and like on a DA revolver, pulling the trigger would have the hamner cooked, the chambers switch place, and the top chamber fired. At the same time the spring in the magazine would push a cartride into the lower chamber, and the process could be repeated. I know this design probably would be inferior in durability and reliability to anything made from the beginning of the 20th century and onwards, if it even works, but i would still like to know if this kind of weapon exists and what the action is called then? Z008MJ (talk) 10:43, 16 December 2013 (EST)


Surprisingly, i found it by accident. Although this one uses a box magazine, the general idea is the same. It's called the Landstad 1900 Automatic Revolver. Although it does not give a specific name for the action in question. Z008MJ (talk) 16:13, 20 December 2013 (EST)


Recent Gallery Update

Not sure if this is really that much of an improvement - That said, if this is gonna be done, I think it would be beneficial to perhaps go a step further and have sections differentiated by overall size as is done with the pistols page. (This would include making a separate section for the 'fictional pieces, though I'd argue more that those ought to be omitted entirely, as those are not 'common' or 'basic' pieces nor will be readily encountered in media.) StanTheMan (talk) 01:44, 7 September 2017 (EDT)

I'd agree with you here, but should I categorize them by average frame size? Some guns have longer/shorter barrel configurations that can really screw it up. -SeptemberJack (talk) 17:52, 7 September 2017 (EDT)

Also, the gallery is mainly for users who don't know their revolvers - trying to go through about 100+ pages is a whole lot worse than scrolling through a gallery.

P.S: There are many categories for revolver series - such as Arminius, H&R, Webley, and Rohm - and most of them have smaller compact revolvers and larger-frame revolvers. How, not trying to be mean, do you propose to solve that problem?

By 'categories' I think you mean 'makes'. That said, I think ignoring make/brand and just going by size - in this case, frame-size - seems to be a good basis. Again, it's more-or-less the same as how the pistols are done. Especially in terms of 'basic' models/images as they fall on a general pattern, even with older pieces - most smaller wheelguns (I/J-frame S&Ws, D-series Colts, etc) are short barreled (roughly 3" or less) or snubs (with the exception of the 'safety hammerless' style guns Iver Johnson Safety Automatic, Harrington and Richardson, etc which are also fairly small yet a tad longer), while mediums (K/L-frame S&Ws, Ruger Six series, etc) typically have 3-4" barrels and large frames (N-frames, Anaconda, Redhawk, Colt SAAs) are typically seen in configurations longer than 4". There are of course some outliers in terms of barrel length (IE there are large frame snubs, and likewise small-frame guns with long barrels) but as these are outliers, they're irrelevant when talking about 'basic' representations. Most IDs for revolvers boil down to frame styles and controls/features in any case. Can further differentiate size with era/projectile type (cap-and-ball vs cartridge). Eh, some thoughts. StanTheMan (talk) 01:41, 8 September 2017 (EDT)

Make percussion revolvers a separate section?

Any reasons why percussion revolvers shouldn't be in a separate section (like revolving carbines are)? Revolvers with cartridge conversions may have to be listed twice, but that's the only issue I can think of. --VladVladson (talk) 15:56, 11 October 2018 (EDT)

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