Forgotten Weapons - .75 Caliber Revolver

[rock-steady]

I stumbled across this video from Forgotten Weapons and it made me remember something from long ago.

Biggest Revolver Yet? A 10-Gauge Colt 1855...
https://youtu.be/YziAAEG5sf8

As a youngster, I voraciously read nearly every one of Louis L`Amour's western novels.

I have always remembered, (or did I dream it?) in one of the books, a minor character carried a four shot .75 caliber revolver and two Neal bootleg pistols in "caliber .35".

Anyone else remember reading this?

[.45colt]

The original BFR Revolver! I would Love to see someone shoot it. In My extended Family the one Brother in Law would go crazy for that one. He has been through all the common heavy hitters and has graduated to a .50BMG rifle now. .

[AmBraCol]

The Louis L'Amour novel I recall mentioning a revolving shotgun, not a pistol. and if I recall right he had to manually rotate the cylinder. But it's been a LOT of years ago since I read it. Can't recall off the top of my head which one it was (novel that is).

[Ysabel Kid]

I have read all of the J.T. Edson books. My nom-de-guerre here comes from the name of my favorite character. Edson was an Englishman, never visited the American west, but was the third-most prolific western writer during the heyday of the westerns (well behind LL, but that is to be expected). One of the things I love most about Edson's work, especially his early stuff, was his meticulous research (all pre-internet) and description of firearms. I read his description of the Le Mat revolver (pistol, in those days) years before I saw my first one and instantly recognized what it was from Edson's works.

[AmBraCol]

I have read all of the J.T. Edson books. My nom-de-guerre here comes from the name of my favorite character. Edson was an Englishman, never visited the American west, but was the third-most prolific western writer during the heyday of the westerns (well behind LL, but that is to be expected). One of the things I love most about Edson's work, especially his early stuff, was his meticulous research (all pre-internet) and description of firearms. I read his description of the Le Mat revolver (pistol, in those days) years before I saw my first one and instantly recognized what it was from Edson's works.

I remember how disappointed I was, but not surprised, to find out he was a Brit. I read a lot of his books back in highschool. Funny, I've never seen any since then.

[Ysabel Kid]

Amazon has his entire works on Kindle. I had ordered several from other series that were never distributed in the USA. Several used-book sellers had them.

[Malamute]

I saw a handmade copy of a 577 Trantor revolver. The gunsmith Clarence Bates in Sedona Az made it. It was rather large and imposing looking. He also, I believe, was involved with the early development of the 45-70 revolvers first made in the 1960s. I think he had one once when I was there, I think he made them now and then as whim and customer demand was present. Another interesting thing he was making at the time I knew him were based on the Colts Dragoon pistols, but chambered for various rifle cartridges, the one I saw was a 30-30.