Henrion, Dassy & Heuschen double-barrel revolvers

The Henrion, Dassy & Heuschen double-barrel revolver was a type of revolver with two stacked barrels and two concentric sets of chambers, each serving its own barrel. They were fired by a single hammer which had two firing pins. The chambers were staggered, such that the gun fired only round at a time. These revolvers were based on a 1910 patent held by the Belgian firm of Henrion, Dassy & Heuschen (HDH), and were made in various calibers.

HDH Revolver
TypeRevolver
Place of originBelgium
France
Production history
ManufacturerHenrion, Dassy & Heuschen (HDH)
Produced1911–1928
Specifications
Cartridge6.35 mm
6.5 Velodog
7.65 mm
Barrels2
ActionDouble-action
Feed system16/20 round cylinder
SightsIron

The 6.35 mm and 6.5 Velodog varieties had 20 chambers, while the 7.65 mm variant had 16 chambers. For reloading they broke open along a hinge on the top-rear of the frame, like the Spirlet revolver.[1]

They were manufactured from 1911 to 1928 and were marketed under a variety of names that were supposed to denote power and masculinity. Names such as "Wild West", "Redoubtable", or even "Machine-gun HDH" were used for promotional purposes.

The arrangement itself was not new, having been tried in the Lefaucheux 20-round double-barreled, pinfire revolver of 1862.[2]

The Ludovici revolver is a derivative.[3][4]

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  1. ^ Ian Hogg; John Weeks; John Walter (2004). Pistols of the World. Krause Publications. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-87349-460-1.
  2. ^ "Créer un blog gratuitement - Eklablog".
  3. ^ "Revolving firearm".
  4. ^ "L'inventore è una 'vecchia conoscenza' del Pentagono". Quotidiano.net. 6 March 2000. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.