New toy revolver
I shall now demonstrate the art of LJ cuts:
I found a toy revolver in my shoe closet.
I don't remember ever owning a toy revolver. But hey, I'm a guy, I like guns, so I decided to play around with it. Turns out the revolver is quite realistically built. Squeezing the trigger pulls back the hammer and makes it strike the cylinder (the barrel-like thing that "revolves"), after which the cylinder turns to allow the next bullet to come in to place.
Pulling a tab at the front of the revolver allows it to open on a hinge, after which the cylinder can be removed for loading and maintenance.
The toy also comes with pink rubber bullets that are pulled off a tab, and gunpowder rings. The red rings contain gunpowder in each chamber.
Both the bullets and the rings can be fitted into the cylinder of the revolver. Here's the cylinder, removed from the rest of the gun and viewed from the front, with three bullets fitted.
The gunpowder ring goes in the back of the cylinder, fitting snugly against a series of thin points in the cylinder (sort of a reverse firing pin).
After the bullets and powder are installed, the cylinder is replaced and the gun returned to its original configuration. The powder ring fits snugly against the back of the gun, but does not interfere with the cylinder's rotation.
The bullets, naturally, come out of the barrel at the front.
Like real revolvers, the hammer of the gun strikes the powder and ignites it, which then forces the bullet out the front of the gun. The striking part of the hammer is visible here.
So anyway, I loaded up the gun and put everything into place. Just on a whim, I pulled the trigger, expecting nothing to happen since I thought the damp climate of Taiwan would've ruined the powder by now. Imagine my surprised when BANG the gun went off. Good thing there wasn't a bullet in that particular chamber at the moment, otherwise I'd be missing a toe.
So... anyway, I found a working revolver in a shoe closet. It's supposed to be a toy, but it works awfully like a real one.
I found a toy revolver in my shoe closet.
I don't remember ever owning a toy revolver. But hey, I'm a guy, I like guns, so I decided to play around with it. Turns out the revolver is quite realistically built. Squeezing the trigger pulls back the hammer and makes it strike the cylinder (the barrel-like thing that "revolves"), after which the cylinder turns to allow the next bullet to come in to place.
Pulling a tab at the front of the revolver allows it to open on a hinge, after which the cylinder can be removed for loading and maintenance.
The toy also comes with pink rubber bullets that are pulled off a tab, and gunpowder rings. The red rings contain gunpowder in each chamber.
Both the bullets and the rings can be fitted into the cylinder of the revolver. Here's the cylinder, removed from the rest of the gun and viewed from the front, with three bullets fitted.
The gunpowder ring goes in the back of the cylinder, fitting snugly against a series of thin points in the cylinder (sort of a reverse firing pin).
After the bullets and powder are installed, the cylinder is replaced and the gun returned to its original configuration. The powder ring fits snugly against the back of the gun, but does not interfere with the cylinder's rotation.
The bullets, naturally, come out of the barrel at the front.
Like real revolvers, the hammer of the gun strikes the powder and ignites it, which then forces the bullet out the front of the gun. The striking part of the hammer is visible here.
So anyway, I loaded up the gun and put everything into place. Just on a whim, I pulled the trigger, expecting nothing to happen since I thought the damp climate of Taiwan would've ruined the powder by now. Imagine my surprised when BANG the gun went off. Good thing there wasn't a bullet in that particular chamber at the moment, otherwise I'd be missing a toe.
So... anyway, I found a working revolver in a shoe closet. It's supposed to be a toy, but it works awfully like a real one.