Most likely comes with some issues as evident from the cartridge on the right.
12g pipe revolver (Brazil)
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Category Archives: Revolving shotguns
.410 Pipe Revolver
Not a bad effort this one. Seized a couple of weeks ago in Brazil (where else?).
Nigerian weapons workshop raided
A recent bust of a workshop producing ‘AK47’ submachine guns which have shown up widely in the region. The bolts are obviously cut out using basic power tools (angle grinder, welder and a pillar drill was seized.). Component parts of 12 gauge revolving shotguns are also present, a weapon which has recently become popular with local self-defense groups and farmers who are increasing coming under attack by gangs of bandits.
The Tiger King
A favela take on the Taurus Judge, or perhaps the original prototype.
Gang haul
A typical Friday night out in Minas Gerais.
Mad Carlos and his junk yard Street Sweeper
An improvised six-shot 12 gauge shotgun revolver which was seized on August 23, 2018 in Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. A 29 year old suspect was charged with its possession.
Craft production of firearms in Nigeria
Small Arms Survey have released a new paper documenting the widespread illegal production of improvised / craft-made firearms across Nigeria. The study found that these weapons account for around 32 per cent of firearms-related crime in Adamawa state to a staggering 69 per cent in Plateau state. Along with exploding crime rates, the demand for firearms to equip community defense groups increased drastically following the Boko Haram insurgency with many having to resort to equipping themselves with locally produced weapons such as ‘dane guns’ (Locally hand-made muzzleloading percussion-lock long-guns) and break barrel shotgun copies long used by traditional hunting and tribal groups. More recently illicit gunsmiths have progressed to producing more sophisticated weapons including submachine guns and self-loading pistols utilizing simple sheet metal fabrication methods. Like swords and bows & arrows, firearms are simple devices dating back 800 years which can be produced by anyone and aren’t going to ever go away.
Impro Guns 