Can we start a Firearms Trivia Section. It needs to be in it's own Section otherwise the responses will not align and you won't know what response goes with what question. This section would broaden the knowledge of your users and I think add a bit of fun to the mix. If the forum is stumped the originator can ad clues.
I would start with this:

Name this revolver?
Clue: Based on function, it would be classified as a machinegun in the NFA!
WR

I guess nobody has any idea what gun this is? Located in thread response #24 above.
WR

ive seen one, cant remember the name, but am i right in saying its a pinfire 18 shot revolver?

18 shot, .25 cal, MFG 1920, Why Would NFA Apply?

hmm, not sure. is it because it fires all 3 at once? forgive my feeble questions, but this gun , and also the idea of a gun trivia section appeals to me very much! thanks and take care. scoob :thumb:

Your on track! three barrels, 18 shot, .25 cal, MFG 1920. It has a selector with positions: safe, fire left, fire right, fire lower AND fire all three with one pull of the trigger (hence NFA application). Name that gun? Pic located in thread response #24 above.

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Trivia #1 Answer is: The Pistola Con Caricato ( Overload Pistol ). 18 shot revolver. Here is a 20 and a 30 shot also!
View at

http://www.vincelewis.net/18shot.html

http://www.vincelewis.net/20shot.html

http://www.vincelewis.net/30shot.html

right then, i do believe thats the same one i saw, dont remember the second barrell, but that dont mean it wasnt there lol. cool gun, great "wow" factor lol thanks for that lil bit of trivia rider! awsome and interesting info!

I made this into its own thread for you guys.

Firearms Trivia Question #4.
This Shorty looks like a brand new offering. Its really over 50 years old! Name that gun?

Korobov TKB-022 assault rifle :thumb: Built back in the 60's IIRC...

TRIVIA #4 Nailed by RedcedarHunter: 7.62mm Korobov TKB-022PM experimental assault rifle, circa 1962

Caliber:7.62x39 mm M43 (also experimental 5.6x39mm)
Action: Gas operated, vertically sliding bolt
Overalllength: 525 mm / 20.7"
Barrel length: 415 mm / 16.3"
Weigth: 2.8 - 2.4 kg (depending on version) / 6.2 - 5.3 lbs
Rate of fire: 560 rounds pr minute
Magazine capacity: 30 rounds

The line of TKB-022 experimental assault rifles is one of most intrigying developments in small arms, made in Soviet Union. In many respects these weapons, designed during early sixties bySoviet gun designer G. A. Korobov were many years ahead of its time.Those guns were simply too advanced for conservative-thinking SovietArmy officers who preferred simple, familiar, proven and reliable Kalashnikov assault rifles over anything else. Regardless of thst, the TKB-022 is well worth mentioning, if just for the sake of curiosity.
TKB stands for Tulskoe Kosntructorskoe Buro- Tula Design Bureau, an arms-designing organisation associated with Tula arms factory (TOZ), which later evolved into the KBP - large and famous arms design and manufacturing state-owned company. Korobov was one of the more advanced designers at KBP, and he always tried to step ahead of its time. In this case, he tried to create a compact weapon,suitable for motorized troops riding in cramped armored personnel carriers (BMP, BTR) or helicopters. Despite very compact size, thisweapon retained full-length barrel (and thus effective range andlethality) of much longer standard assault rifles such as Kalashnikov AKM. In fact, TKB-022 has best barrel length to overall length ratio among most military rifles ever built. During mid- to late sixties Korovov produced several variations of the TKB-022, from TKB-022PM toTKB-022PM5. The last one, the TKB-022PM5, which was produced in 1968, was chambered for then-experimental 5.6x39 ammunition (which latter evolved into 5.45x39). All weapons were tested by Soviet army,but turned down on unpublished reasons (most probably because the gun was simple too advanced for contemporary military thinking, but alsopossibly because no-one at the time could tell for sure if plastic housing would hold its integrity in extreme weather conditions orduring many years of storage or use).
The TKB-022assault rifle is gas-operated weapon with annular gas piston located around the barrel. To achieve minimum length, it is assembled into bull-pup configuration and uses vertically sliding bereech block (bolt), rather than traditional and most common bolt that cycles back and forth. Since the movement of the bolt (breechblock) in this design cannot be used to extract, eject and load cartridges,Korobov developed a special U-shaped rammer / extractor, that strips the frech cartridge from magazine, pushes it into the chamber, then,after the discharge, pulls the fired cartridge case back from the chamber. Upon feeding the next fresh cartridge, the fired case is pushed forward and slightly up, into the ejection chute above the barrel. Spent cases finally fell off the gun above the muzzle. Gun was capable of full- and semi-automatic fire, with combined safety / firemode selector switch located above the trigger on the left side of the gun. The gun housing was made from reddish-brown plastic, with metall structure hidden inside.

Firearms Trivia Question #5 What prison dual utility item was made/used in the mid 1850's that would interest us? Some had no moving parts, later versions had mechanical innovations.

Good luck!!!
WR

Answer in the form of a question like jeopardy right?

What is a "shiv"?

On a serious note, I have no idea. That seems like a tough question .

Not a Shiv. Item carried by a guard.
WR

Black Jack?

Firearms Trivia Question #5 CLUE: Folger Adams
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It took a while but I found the answer.

Non-moving parts...




Moving parts...




The hint - Folger Adams... Note: The gun keys were not manufactured by Folger Adams or his father, but the name Folder Adams is synonymous with jail cells, prisons, and security locks.

In 1880, William J. Adam founded Adam Steel and Wire Works in Illinois, producing ornamental fencing and grill work. His son Folger later changed the company name to Folger Adam and focused on manufacturing detention cells. Today, Folger Adam Electric Door Controls, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, sets the standard in electrified door control and locking devices, suitable for the most demanding security environments.

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Congratulations to Patoz who answered Trivia Question #5. A Jailers Key Pistol. and provide a few images. A couple more below.





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Firearms Trivia Question #6. Name this Firearm. Clue: The grip is the magazine.