Percussion Revolver
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| Generic Percussion Revolver | |
|---|---|
 Generic Percussion Revolver | |
| Group: | Ranged Weapon |
| Tech Level | TL–4 |
| Size | 1,200 mm |
| Weight | 1,000 grams |
| Cost | Cr500 |
| Ammo | 14mm Ball, cap & powder |
| Manufacturer | Various |
| Archaic Firearm | |
A Percussion Revolver (1,000 grams, TL-4) is a six-shot revolver, with each chamber individually loaded with powder, ball, and a percussion cap. [1]
Description (Specifications)[edit]
The gun requires some time to reload and care must be taken or misfires can occur. The cylinder may alternately be detached and another, previously loaded cylinder may be put on in a short amount of time (cylinder weight: 300 grams). It fires as a revolver. [2]
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History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
All these weapons require that the owner also carry gunpowder and properly sized lead balls; percussion weapons also require a supply of percussion caps. [3]
Percussion revolvers come of age in the TL:4-6 epoch and are considered obsolete before the end of the epoch. [4]
Selected Percussion Revolver Models[edit]
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 42-43.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Characters and Combat (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 42-43.
- Imperial Encyclopedia
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 43.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 43.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 43.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak