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== Picture ==
A Colt revolver rifle is used by the character played by Ben Jonson in a 1962 episode of "Have Gun
Is the rifle on the picture a DENIX-replica? The finish looks strange somehow. --[[Special:Contributions/84.181.225.202|84.181.225.202]] 15:49, 7 June 2010 (UTC)Paul_Baeumer
Will  Travel," "The Fifth Bullet."
 
==Failure==
Why were revolving rifles and shotguns never commercially successful? I heard somewhere that it was because the gas leaking from the front of the cylinder would burn the shooters support hand. This makes sense but I have never heard it confirmed. -[[User:Anonymous|Anonymous]]
:I heard it was because early powder and ball revolvers had the risk of all five or six cylinders going off at once and blowing the gun in half, and you wouldn't want your hand in front of the open cylinders. Once metallic cartridges came about, there were better options for repeating rifles. I don't remember where I heard this from, maybe Tales of the Gun? --[[User:Funkychinaman|funkychinaman]] 15:18, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

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A Colt revolver rifle is used by the character played by Ben Jonson in a 1962 episode of "Have Gun Will Travel," "The Fifth Bullet."

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