My Thumper 577 Caliber Revolver (pics)

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I finally got myself a Thumper :D

577 krupp Gilon 5 shot Revolver.
Bullet dia .600
Bullet Weight 457 HBRN
600to 800 FPS depending on load of course.

The feeling of one in your mits Priceless ;)

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This last pic is of Another Twin to mine but i like this picture cause it shows a 45 Colt Dwarfed by the chambers in these Krupp 577 Calibered Monster guns
 
My goodness, didn't even know they existed. What years where they made? What kind of ammo is available or is it a make your own proposition?
 
david doyle said:
LOL. Click on pics to enlarge! revovlers don't enlarge bigger then that. Have you shot it yet? Tell more
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Hey good to see your Back!
No i havent shot it yet as Bullet molds need to be made and 24 Ga shotgun brass cases need to be bought. I got a few 577 Snider cases but there Bernend Primed so im gona wait and get some 24 Ga cases.
I will give a report once im shooting it tho!
The guy in the US has his shooting real good.

Im in Contact with this fellow who has the younger sister to my Thumper.
Both guns came up from South America his is in the Ser # 1600s mine is #25 and was orignaly Nickled.

Hers a picture with his target.
He refinished his gun.

 
My gosh that thing is incredible ,I had no idea something like that even existed.
Krupp ,didn't they make battleships and artillery? It does look like the Hellboy revolver.

I can't wait to get a report of the kind of noise and smoke that monster produces. I think you may have won the antique bear defence argument?
Congrats
 
Unsub said:
My gosh that thing is incredible ,I had no idea something like that even existed.
Krupp ,didn't they make battleships and artillery? It does look like the Hellboy revolver.

I can't wait to get a report of the kind of noise and smoke that monster produces. I think you may have won the antique bear defence argument?
Congrats
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Yep same Krupp Company.
The one Hitler broke apart
Its got Krupp engraved into the top strap on my gun and the other fellows.

I think the guns were built buy Gilon for Krupp or Gilon got the Steel from Krupp as they had the best steel in europe.
I will report the shooting of it once i shoot her.
 
Webley made a hand full of these monsters but have only seen pics of them I know a dealer in ontario who has a solid frame Francott if I spelled that right in 577 butt so far he won't sell it to me . yeh I'm envious very nice Dingus . the fella who has the other one sold me my mold for my 476 . maybe he can set you up with one for you're 577 if were talking about the same guy his name is Ralph nice to deal with.
 
I have always wanted one of those. Wonderful gun, made for Whirling Dervishes and Fussy Wuzzys and when God was an Englishman. Now all you need is a couple of Howda pistols.

There was an article on a similar revolver by Ross Siefried several years ago in Either Rifle or Handloader magazine. If I was you, I would sleep with that pistola!
 
That bad boy must have been darn good for the morale of the owner.
I am kindoff surprised there are not US gun writers demanding that the army have sidearms like that nowadays. Maybe if it was an auto?
 
No words will express enough how much I want to try one of those!

I thought the Civil war Dragoons looked mammoth.
Dingus, I do hope you will be touring with it for all the CGN'ers to try.
Nice find.
 
Oh its going to be shot if i dont wear it out strokeing and fondleing it :D

A fellow CGNer has sent me some old 577 Cases with the tops split from his Snider rifles as i only need the Botom part, So i will be shooting it soon!
In a couple weeks i will report the results here.
 
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