Ever More 'old' PALM PISTOLS:

I found two more "palm pistol" designs on the world-wide-wait .. the first - a MONTIAHUS Pistol is said to be in the National Firearms Museum (USA) & there is a set of images on their site ..

http://www.nramuseum.org/guns/the-galleries/robert-e-petersen-collection/firearms-curiosa/montlahus-palm-pistol-22-cal.aspx

- But there's no technical description other than it may be in a .22" caliber .. and it looks be a variation of the sliding chamber (Harmonica) types.

Whatever .. it needs to be added to my "SQUEEZER-Palm Pistol" story ..

https://flicense.blogspot.com/2018/06/squeezer-palm-pistols-antique-modern.html

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- the second one seems to be a prototype one-off built for the patent application; Link to patent:

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/1c/dc/25/2e2fe59803fced/US913756.pdf

William B McCarty Patent Revolving Pistol.

- Eighteen Shot .22"

Now the one big idea here has to be the way the 18 chambers are drilled diagonally to the radii to reduce the depth of the annular magazine structure while maximizing it's capacity. - That's a clever feature eh.

- Reading the patent explanation .. it seems that the firing-pin is fixed to a heavy hammer that is meant to form something like a breech face to hold the cartridge in the chamber on firing? - but a fitted/ shaped ring or disc of 'breech-faces' might be used to clamp them all in place from 'backing-out' (as part of a rotating cover?).

.. Now if you were to incorporate that high capacity diagonal chamber feature into an updated "Chicago Protector Palm Pistol" you might have a .22" Long Rifle caliber winner in your hands ..

This design originated in France 1882 when Jacques E Turbiaux patented his Turbiaux le Protector squeeze cocking palm pistol - & later bigger modified versions were made in USA.

Link to Forgotten Weapons video:

 https://www.forgottenweapons.com/chicago-palm-protector-pistols-at-ria/

Marty K.