- The pin-fire (or
pinfire) is an
obsolete type of
metallic cartridge used in firearms,
where the
priming compound is
ignited by
striking a
small pin that...
- cup (cupfire); or in a
sideways projection that is
shaped like a pin (
pinfire) or a lip (lipfire); or in a
small bulge shaped like a
nipple at the case...
- The
Apache operates on the
principle of a
pepperbox revolver using a
pinfire cartridge and
incorporates a fold-over
knuckle duster forming the grip...
-
model was a single-action,
pinfire revolver holding six rounds. It was a
French military revolver chambered for the 12 mm
pinfire cartridge,
based on a design...
-
small notch when loading,
making the
pinfire's use in
repeating or self-loading
weapons impossible. The
pinfire survives today only in a few very small...
-
Casimir Lefaucheux in 1828, by
adding a
pinfire primer, but
Lefaucheux did not
register his
patent until 1835: a
pinfire cartridge containing powder in a cardboard...
- used in
breechloading firearms: matchlock, wheellock, flintlock, caplock,
pinfire, rimfire, and centerfire.
While they are
usually sidearms, a few long guns...
-
French military revolver developed for the navy,
chambered for the 12 mm
pinfire cartridge, and
based on a
design by
Casimir Lefaucheux and his son, Eugene...
- some
designs exist for
compressed air guns and some
examples were made in
pinfire cartridge form. In
percussion cap guns, each
chamber contains a separate...
- close-up of the
hammer on a
LeMat Pinfire Revolver shows the
pivoting striker that
could be used to fire the
pinfire cartridges in the
revolving chambers...
