looking for info on this 30 cal carbine pistol

[lorendhenry]

the missing cylinder is 4 shot manual advance. it has markings HI 18 459.

 

[LOCKHART]

Uh, how do you know its a 4 shot if the cylinder is missing?

 

[LOCKHART]

And its pretty cheesey looking, too! Don't know if I would wanta fire 40,000 psi cartridge in that thing.

 

[baboon]

The gun looks like it predates the cartridge.

 

[Moonpie]

Paki made?

Positve it is for a .30 US Carbine and not something like a .30 Mauser or 7.62 Tok?

 

[lorendhenry]

Uh, how do you know its a 4 shot if the cylinder is missing?

i have the cylinder just was not available for picture

 

[lorendhenry]

Paki made?

Positve it is for a .30 US Carbine and not something like a .30 Mauser or 7.62 Tok?

on the top of frame it say 30 cal carbine

 

[LOCKHART]

Well, I gotta confess I've never seen a revolver like that. Quite a mystery gun you have there, Sir.

 

[Charlie]

Keep us in the loop about it's reconstruction.

 

[baboon]

Y'all remember the Ruger Hawkeye? .256 Winchester magnum IIRC.

 

[Ole Cowboy]

Looking at it thru my eyes I see a home brew. Very simple machining, bbl looks to be cut off the end of a M1 Carbine, rest of gun looks home made by some guy with limited experience based upon the trigger guard, hammer etc.

If you have a .30 cart see if it and bullet will fit in the space allocated for it, where the cyl should be, if you have the cyl does it fit?

 

[grasshopperglock]

Look at all the pin holes in the frame. It would appear the frame was cast. With a machined washer behind the cylinder. There's no indexing arm either. That latch on the bottom of the frame appears to be the cylinder index component. The cylinder has to be turned by hand after each shot(?)...

If you try to shoot that thing. Take a video.

 

[Army 1911]

^^from a safe distance. Say the next county.

 

[LOCKHART]

LOL!

 

[benenglish]

Y'all remember the Ruger Hawkeye? .256 Winchester magnum IIRC.

Remember it, loved it, only shot one a few times at a gun club in Uvalde. It was owned by a fellow competitive shooter.

Sheesh...I just realized that was a full 40 years ago.

 

[Moonpie]

Sure I remember the .256 Win Mag.
Wonderful little cartridge. A .25-20 on steroids.

Do you remember the .22 Jet?

 

[lorendhenry]

Looking at it thru my eyes I see a home brew. Very simple machining, bbl looks to be cut off the end of a M1 Carbine, rest of gun looks home made by some guy with limited experience based upon the trigger guard, hammer etc.

If you have a .30 cart see if it and bullet will fit in the space allocated for it, where the cyl should be, if you have the cyl does it fit?

Yes just have not setup a rest to hold it to attach a string to pull the trigger the cylinder is extremely beefy and I know the barrel will handle being a cut off m1 barrel

 

[deemus]

Sure I remember the .256 Win Mag.
Wonderful little cartridge. A .25-20 on steroids.

Do you remember the .22 Jet?

My buddy has one.

 

[benenglish]

Do you remember the .22 Jet?

Absolutely. I didn't know it was possible for a revolver to truly jam until I shot one of those.

 

[Ole Cowboy]

Look at all the pin holes in the frame. It would appear the frame was cast. With a machined washer behind the cylinder. There's no indexing arm either. That latch on the bottom of the frame appears to be the cylinder index component. The cylinder has to be turned by hand after each shot(?)...

If you try to shoot that thing. Take a video.

First thing I would do is tell somebody to HOLD your BEER!