Josiah Ells "Double Action" Percussion Pocket Model Revolver

[Shotgun Steve]

Josiah Ells "Double Action" Percussion Pocket Model Revolver "3rd Model": 31 cal. 5-shot, round cylinder, 3-3/4" oct. bbl. This revolver is a side hammer double action.

The hammer retains the address "Ells/Patent Aug. 1, 1854/April 28, 1857."

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Another case of bad info from wherever the source was.  It doesn't look very "side"hammered to me.

I know you just pass on the information as you find it, Steve.


It sure is another interesting gun, but I like the Happy-Rubber gun better.

[kflach]

I notice you're putting "Double Action" in quotation marks. Does that mean it's not a true double action (trigger pull cocks hammer  and then releases it, resulting in an explosive lead discharge?"

Or does it mean that it *is* an actual double action, but it just uses a non-standard mechanical means of accomplishing the same thing?