a lot of innovation and unique designs around the turn of the century
here is another: 1893 Borchardt C-93 pistol. its successor should be obvious.
mmmm....Borchardt, like a steampunk Luger!
Sokolovsky Automaster
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Not only were working prototypes made, of the rifle variant - the rifle was tested quite fully by the US Army. It's the only military prototype I'm aware of that is prohibited by name in Canada, probably so that Wendy and Co. can get caseless ammo banned whenever it does become practical to make. So even if it was never made, the PDW would be prohib as a variant. How cool is a gun that's so bad, it was prohibited before it was even produced???
It was prohibited because the committee members at the time, went through a gun digest and circled the guns they wanted prohibited, regaurdless of rime or reason. It was posted in a thread on here some time ago. Yes the bulk of guns on the prohib list were not prohibited because of any mechanical or criminal reason, simply because they were listed in a magazine.
Love the liberator pistol, some one has a restricted one, it was converted from prohib.
from the nfm site:
"Paul Sokolovsky's intent was to design a pistol free of all external devices such as screw heads, pins, or slide stops. A single pin is used to hold the rear sight, and the safety and magazine release are both actuated through the use of sliding flange "triggers" mounted on either side of the firing trigger. This pistol design also employs a unique system which accurately holds the barrel and slide in battery during firing, and which reduces galling from metal-on-metal contact. "
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This should be renamed as the rare and strange pistol thread. How about the Apache pistol.
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Le Mat grapeshot. Nine shot revolver with a 16 gauge shotgun.
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Here is a rare CZ.
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Colt "All-American" 2000
I was going to buy one as a collectors piece when they were discontinued.
I didn't though
At the same time I was looking at a Colt Double Eagle...I bought a S&W Model 27 instead thankfully.
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Automag III. WANT! .30 carbine.
No imterest after having friends buy them.
The problem with all those guns was that they used the same grade of stainless for the trigger/hammer/sear and the frame and slide.
The stainless (especially the) small parts galled like an s.o.b..
You had to use special "stainless grease" if you expected it to work....ah the memories ;-)
They were cast and not smoothly finished either. Rough on your hands too, just a big disapointment.
Short term solution on their 1911s was to chamge the trigger/hammer/sear to carbon steel parts, their other guns were basically unsaveable.
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Yes it should! The OP would be proud how we have kept the thread going,
but anyone who is curious enough to check out the "Sokolovsky Automaster"thread will be duly rewarded by the content.
