Did S&W Blow it? w/ pics

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Did S&W Blow it? w/ pics

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Got to wondering after the thread on the genesis of leverguns.. My reading has led to some interesting info.. Looks like S&W had it all figured out… Rimfire ammo patent in 1854 ( don’t know what caliber but I’d guess it was the 50 cal)… …Cast steel frame.. Toggle Link mechanism..tube feed.. Sold it and the machinery to make them to Volcanic in 1855 .. Don’t know what improvents B.T. Henry eventually made other than giving it a new caliber….

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S&W's 1854 patent.. toggle link action magazine pistol
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Yep, I'd say so.
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What did they blow? Theyre still here & still made here.
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Look @ their financial records for the era. Maybe not.
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Griff wrote:Look @ their financial records for the era. Maybe not.
That's kind of what I was thinking. Volcanic went under, Henry did or would have if they hadn't been bought IIRC... :?
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...Seems like S&W & Volcanic's main focus was handguns... Henry recognized the value of rifle part of the package handed to him .
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in the late 30's s&w was bailed out by producing a prototype rifle for the british gov't.
this rifle failed also..
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looks like a volcanic or henry doesn't t? i want one!!
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Did anyone ever actually make a tube-loading handgun? It would seem like an interesting option.
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