I have been going and looking at firearms in England for over 20 years. One that I always go back and look at time and time again is a battery gun. Not your normal single row of barrels type battery gun. No this weapon is made up of two rows of different caliber revolvers.
This is what you would face crossing that bridge.
Each. row of weapons is controlled by a single crank handle
With spare cylinders the rate of fire could be kept up.
Now on to the nuts and bolts of this weapon system. In this picture you can see how the front of the cylinders set in the frame.
A view of the frame with out the cylinder. A very basic design.
A close up of the frame
The cylinder release lever and crank rod
The frame it self is not that large
A close up of the operating gear
Looking at the front barrel support
close up of the front barrel support
Rear of the large cylinder
front of the smaller cylinder
Rear of the smaller cylinder
front of the smaller cylinder
This would be a great home build project.
A quick video of the battery gun.
Batteries not included?….Wow!
Reminds me of the old salt water taffy machine, pulling, wrapping, and dropping a completed confection….except this in a bit noisier.
Mechanical marvels of times gone by.