One of the early solutions for the capacity problem of pistols was the Harmonicaone which holded rounds in a long strip with a barrel each, which slided manually for each shot. Model of 1850, Jarre 10-Shot Pinfire. Source in comments

[u/Electrical-Aspect-13]

[u/Beertronic]

Russian Roulette would be a lot less exiting.

[u/cTreK-421 → u/Beertronic]

The bullet would exit just the same but it would be less exciting.

[u/Putrid_Ad_7122 → u/cTreK-421]

Reddit doesn't like a smart ass, lol.

[u/Meecus570 → u/Putrid_Ad_7122]

You new to reddit?

Reddit loves and hates a smart ass

[u/ChickenWranglers → u/Meecus570]

Everybody likes a little ass. Nobody likes a smart ass!!!

[u/Hoochnoob69 → u/Putrid_Ad_7122]

Quite the opposite, Reddit is smartass land

[u/plainskeptic2023 → u/Hoochnoob69]

The comment section is for smartasses.

[u/Land-Express → u/plainskeptic2023]

It's what I love about reddit

[u/ayedigress → u/Beertronic]

But at least it would have a soundtrack.

[u/Evelyn-Bankhead]

Holded?

[u/TrampledByTurts → u/Evelyn-Bankhead]

Don't forget slided

[u/RPK79 → u/TrampledByTurts]

I didn't forgeted.

[u/Evelyn-Bankhead → u/TrampledByTurts]

lol, I didn’t get that far

[u/ntermation → u/TrampledByTurts]

Intentional for engagement or low literacy?

[u/Electrical-Aspect-13 → u/ntermation]

mexican, first language spanish

[u/Emergency_Elk_4727 → u/Electrical-Aspect-13]

That makes complete sense. You followed a past tense rule that just does not apply here, because English makes no sense. So logical holded feels right (fold to folded, scold to scolded) but stupidly it is held.

[u/MrGremlin → u/Emergency_Elk_4727]

I couldn't pass 10th grade English but somehow got top scores during istep testing. I was anxious as fuck in school. Although hate someone correcting me it's helped me tremendously

[u/anakaine → u/Electrical-Aspect-13]

All good. The words you want are held and slid. 

[u/Boycromer → u/Electrical-Aspect-13]

We understood what you meant 👍

[u/Axolotl_Aria → u/Evelyn-Bankhead]

Didn't wanna get holded up on proper grammer

[u/FollowingJealous7490 → u/Evelyn-Bankhead]

Holded

[u/jlusedude → u/Evelyn-Bankhead]

Yeah, reading that title made me sad. 

[u/ToastedSimian → u/jlusedude]

Looks like OP is from Mexico with English as a second language. Did a better job in English than I could do in Spanish.

[u/jlusedude → u/ToastedSimian]

That makes sense. I should have had grace in my comment. 

[u/windyBhindi]

It's not that different from the current one principally, just the ends are connected together now.

[u/Chopper-42 → u/windyBhindi]

There were several more or less practical variations on the same theme

• Turret gun or Turret revolver
• harmonica gun or slide gun
• Cylinder revolver

[u/SomOvaBish → u/[deleted]]

The OP is from Mexico. English is not his native language.

[u/noperope4u → u/[deleted]]

Holded....

[u/slintslut → u/[deleted]]

Helded

[u/GoldResourceOO2]

Gotta see the holster for this baby

[u/Lionel_Herkabe → u/GoldResourceOO2]

You mean the holderer?

[u/Electrical-Aspect-13]

SOURCE:

https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/62/1319/rare-jarre-10shot-pinfire-harmonica-pistol

[u/fitzbuhn → u/Electrical-Aspect-13]

Price: $13,800 but that’s before the house premium so closer to $16k pre tax.

[u/cogitocool]

Metro has this exact version.

[u/AwayBus8966 → u/cogitocool]

Bastard!

[u/Fast_Garlic_5639]

Last shot come with a typewriter ding

[u/Iamnotabothonestly → u/Fast_Garlic_5639]

They kept that feature when they designed the M1 Garand.

[u/SomOvaBish → u/Fast_Garlic_5639]

Similar to the M1 Garrand? That last shot comes with an infamous “ping” sound.

[u/Equal_Angle_5656]

That'll be an unlock gun in the next cod 😂

[u/No_Quote_6120 → u/Equal_Angle_5656]

I believe it. :D

[u/Petersens_Arm]

It holded and shooteded and stuff.

[u/Tough_Block9334]

Held not holded

[u/DragonDan108]

Ha! This 1850's pistol is higher capacity than what is allowed in Califienia.

[u/Hetakuoni]

Iirc the rifles in WWII had a pretty similar clip that was top-loaded in.

[u/SomOvaBish → u/Hetakuoni]

The M1 Garrand. It was the USA’s standard issue

[u/UncontrolableUrge]

Colt had the patent for the single-action revolver, so a lot of people tried to avoid having to pay a license. This one has a flaw that while it looks pretty good with the slide centered, the weight distribution changes with every shot.

[u/gwm62]

holded??

[u/No_Quote_6120]

Giving me some Looney Tune vibes or something.

[u/SomOvaBish → u/No_Quote_6120]

I think this would be cool if the 6 rounds were still added behind it with the option of sliding this rail in as a “backup mag” someone could carry in their pocket in case you missed with the first 6

[u/Clockwork9385]

I’m sure that would’ve blown people away at the time

[u/Cloud_N0ne]

holded

slided

a barrel each

Grammar issues aside, the harmonica-style clip shown here is a series of chambers, not barrels.

[u/a_leaf_floating_by]

"holded"

[u/Turbulent_Summer6177]

Just imagine what a 30 round magazine would look like.

[u/UnrequitedRespect]

Not a quickdraw gun is it…

[u/argama87]

Also useful against Vampires with the built-in cross effect.

[u/Ok_Break7757]

Held and slid.

[u/I_might_be_weasel]

I learned about these from Pathfinder.

[u/bobrobor]

Had a toy cap gun like that as a child . Was much fun . Pretty cool the design survived even if used differently lol

[u/GlassSpider21]

If you throw it on the floor it can stop a tank advancing

[u/jimjongiLL]

There's only one barrel, not one each right?

[u/garcher00]

There was a show that I can’t remember that fired one of these. It was cool to watch.

[u/Snorts-Slugs]

Put that in Hunt Showdown pls

[u/Bron_Swanson]

This thing's looking pretty chromosomal.

[u/domespider]

Doesn't that extension make it hard and maybe risky to carry in holster/pocket/belt? Was it designed by someone who had to avoid utilizing others' patents on more practical bullet chambers?

[u/Happy_Can8420]

I love that little era in gun making when they couldn't decide how they wanted to design a magazine.

[u/Addicted-2Diving]

Very neat

[u/FinnTheLess]

Slid not slided.

[u/PregnantAsianAmputee]

OP is Ralph Wiggum.

[u/TheGREATUnstaineR]

It holded...

[u/EstablishmentFull797]

Imagine accidentally offending some dude in a top hat with a mustache that looks like Daniel Day-Lewis. 

Then he looks at you and says “Hey sonny I’ve got something for yah, in the Key of C” and pulls out one of these pistols. 

[u/Internal_Ideal1001]

I wonder if this gun shooted well

[u/Able-Tangelo8480]

Reading this hurt my brain.

[u/Bet5Then]

Holded

[u/Putrid_Ad_7122]

So this was the precursor to the barrel design?

[u/mibhd4]

Must be the inspiration for the gun in Constantine

[u/mexbiker85]

It never caught on with the quick draw crowd.

[u/LanLinked]

They took the revolve out of the revolver

[u/amica_hostis]

Play this harmonica mfer!

[u/CompetitionNo3141]

Pretty sure I had a BB gun that could fire pellets using something like this    

[u/Strykehammer → u/CompetitionNo3141]

I’ve got a nerf gun with the same setup

[u/New-mejorado]

It just needed to be curved. He was juuust there

[u/Warm_Hat4882]

Would be better if all bullets could fire at once

[u/jointkicker]

Need this added to Hunt Showdown at some point

[u/Mateorabi]

Vladov underbarrel rockets!

[u/CurrentlyLucid]

Seems like it would throw your aim off a bit, being all lopsided.

[u/RyokoKnight → u/CurrentlyLucid]

Imagine firing from the far left or far right, I feel like accuracy drift would be an issue but still probably more accurate than a musket.

Also I feel like the misfire chance would be pretty high and the wear on the constantly sliding parts from regular use would only make the issue worse with time.

[u/Raven1911]

All i can think about when looking at this is...the mofo that invented/designed it must have had some LONG ass thumbs...also..neat harmonica, I wonder how many notes it can play.