The Enouy 48 shot revolver,Patented by Joseph Enouy of Middlesex, England in 1855, the Enouy revolve

The Enouy 48 shot revolver,Patented by Joseph Enouy of Middlesex, England in 1855, the Enouy revolver is truly an oddity to behold.  The central piece of this monstrosity is a bar hammer percussion transition revolver, which was a transition between older pepperbox models and more modern revolver designs.  In an attempt to increase the firepower of the revolver, Enouy set up a wheel of eight cylinders, which were rotated into place.  Of course, the Enouy revolver was not practical in any sense.  It was large and heavy, way to big to carry and very uncomfortable to hold and fire.  In addition, since it was a cap and ball revolver, each chamber would have been loaded individually with loose powder and a bullet.  With 8 cylinders, each having 6 chambers, the Enouy revolver held 48 shots, each of which would have been loaded individually by hand.  Loading this beast must have been very time consuming. -- source link

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