Anyone remember the Dardick revolver?

[josquin]

I think there was a thread about the Dardick "Tround" (triangular/round) cartridge some time ago. Cornell Publications in the US has just reprinted a brochure from 1958 on the Dardick magazine-fed "revolver" pistol. Seemed to be a solution to a nonexistent problem but an interestingly quirky idea.

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Cornell have a lot of interesting stuff, most of which are reprints of long out-of-print materials and do a monthly "Old Guns and Other Stuff Newsletter." From the current one, here's how the savvy woman of the '30s accessorized her wardrobe:

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Appears to be a Baby Browning .25, but in a holster for something larger. Can't have been confortable.

 

[gdawg]

Yes I remember seeing those ads. Pretty neat. LifeSizePotato has a good video on it.

Speaking of odd-balls or innovative designs, time to resurrect the Sokolovski thread

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...11-Sokolovsky-Automaster?highlight=sokolovski

 

[tootall]

I have a green turquoise tround in my cartridge collection.
I also have a .50 cal dummy tround from this program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTh0EMAH99A
Although mine is black plastic, not clear like shown.