Picked up this odd pistol, thought it might be of interest
JPL
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Saturday, January 30, 2021, 17:44 (2023 days ago)
to some. It's really a clever design.
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Back in the 1950's when I was about 9 or 10
Jim Taylor
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Saturday, January 30, 2021, 18:04 (2023 days ago) @ JPL
my Dad had a friend who was a Missionary in New Guinea. By law he had to carry a firearm. No size or caliber specified. My Dad bought him one of those and he carried and used it in New Guinea for many years.
I believe that is the only firearm Sheridan ever made.
Jim Taylor
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Saturday, January 30, 2021, 18:05 (2023 days ago) @ Jim Taylor
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WELL- NAMED: "Knockabout"
JT
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Saturday, January 30, 2021, 18:24 (2023 days ago) @ Jim Taylor
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Dad figured that using it in the jungle
Jim Taylor
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Saturday, January 30, 2021, 18:27 (2023 days ago) @ JT
and so far from places where you could get parts, it was about the simplest and easiest to keep working. If the hammer spring broke you could use a rubber band or whack the hammer with a stick to get it to fire.
Whack the hammer
TM
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Saturday, January 30, 2021, 22:13 (2023 days ago) @ Jim Taylor
with a stick, now that's convenient.
I'd be shocked if it hit POA but once you figure
WB
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Saturday, January 30, 2021, 18:26 (2023 days ago) @ Jim Taylor
where it hits to the sights I bet it will be pretty consistent. My uncle had one but I did not get to fire it, only examine it. They bring north of a couple hundred before the inflated panic buying.
My Dad sighted it in and had his friend shoot it a bit
Jim Taylor
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Saturday, January 30, 2021, 18:29 (2023 days ago) @ WB
in our basement. Dad had a 25 foot range there. His friend got to where he could hit a playing card quite regularly. I believe he wrote Dad telling him about using it to collect monkeys for supper.
I have read that Sheridan was an inspiration to
gary reeder
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Sunday, January 31, 2021, 10:47 (2022 days ago) @ JPL
the TC folks for the Contender a dozen years later.