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| − | + | '''Harmonica gun''' or '''Slide gun''' is the term used to describe a form of [[percussion cap|percussion]] firearm which was breech loaded with a steel slide, containing a number of chambers bored in it. Each chamber contained a separate primer, powder charge, and projectile . The slide was inserted in an opening in the breech action and could be advanced laterally to bring a fresh round into place - either by means of a lever, or simply by cocking the hammer. | |
The most famous maker of Harmonica guns was [[Jonathan Browning]], father of [[John Moses Browning]]. Commencing in 1834 in Quincy, Illinois, he began to make Harmonica guns and more conventional [[revolver|revolving]] [[rifles]]. He continued to improve on the principle after his conversion to Mormonism and emigration to Nauvoo, Illinois, and finally Ogden, Utah. | The most famous maker of Harmonica guns was [[Jonathan Browning]], father of [[John Moses Browning]]. Commencing in 1834 in Quincy, Illinois, he began to make Harmonica guns and more conventional [[revolver|revolving]] [[rifles]]. He continued to improve on the principle after his conversion to Mormonism and emigration to Nauvoo, Illinois, and finally Ogden, Utah. | ||
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One of John Browning's slide guns is on display in the John Browning home and gun shop museum in Nauvoo, pictured below. | One of John Browning's slide guns is on display in the John Browning home and gun shop museum in Nauvoo, pictured below. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | * [http://www.muzzleblasts.com/vol2no4/articles/mbo24-2.html Jonathan Browning , Mormon gunsmith] | + | *[http://www.muzzleblasts.com/vol2no4/articles/mbo24-2.html Jonathan Browning , Mormon gunsmith] |
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[[Category:Firearm actions]] | [[Category:Firearm actions]] | ||
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