McCarty’s Peculiar Revolver

William McCarty patented this turret revolver design in 1909 (submitted in 1908, approved in 1909), with the idea of making a high capacity revolver. His gun held 18 rounds of .22 rimfire ammunition - double the typical .22 revolver capacity. He did that by making a vertical turret system with a large ring to hold the 18 rounds, which in turn made the gun pretty bulky. I had a reader send me a copy of his patent back in 2013, and at the time I didn’t know that one had ever been actually made. Well, there was one - it’s here and also documented in Louis Winant’s book “Firearms Curiosa”. Not surprisingly, the design never made it into mass production… Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! If you enjoy Forgotten Weapons, check out its sister channel, InRangeTV! Contact: Forgotten Weapons 6281 N Oracle #36270 Tucson, AZ 85704