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Automatic revolver - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Automated, Automaton, Balanced, Blind, Blowgun, Blowpipe, Conditioned, Consistent, Consonant, Constant, Continuous, Correspondent, Cyborg, Equal, Even, Firearm, Flamethrower |
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The automatic revolver is a strange hybrid of revolver and automatic pistol that uses the energy of firing for cocking the hammer and revolving the cylinder. The first of its kind, the Webley Fosbery automatic revolver, was released in 1901. It was the result of a quest for a reliable, accurate, rapid fire handgun. It was quite successful in its time, but became obsolete when reliable, accurate automatic pistols became available. See the revolvers section for more information.
The term "automatic revolver" was sometimes also used for top-break revolvers that automatically ejected spent rounds when opened.
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