Another Howdah

Berkley · 4th October 2008, 03:05 PM

I agree with Fernando about the general usefulness of the swivel ramrod. It was a standard feature of all US-issue military single-shot pistols from the flintlock Model 1819 through the percussion Model 1855. (The only exception was the Elgin cutlass pistol, the design of which made a swivel ramrod impossible.) Most of these arms were primarily issued to dragoons or cavalry, carried in pairs in saddle holsters worn over the saddle pommel. A swivel ramrod for a double-barreled pistol would present some design challenges, requiring either two ramrods, or some provision for lateral movement at the swivel, to permit the deployment of one rammer in two parallel bores on either side.

4th October 2008, 03:05 PM	#5
Berkley Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin, Texas USA Posts: 257	I agree with Fernando about the general usefulness of the swivel ramrod. It was a standard feature of all US-issue military single-shot pistols from the flintlock Model 1819 through the percussion Model 1855. (The only exception was the Elgin cutlass pistol, the design of which made a swivel ramrod impossible.) Most of these arms were primarily issued to dragoons or cavalry, carried in pairs in saddle holsters worn over the saddle pommel. A swivel ramrod for a double-barreled pistol would present some design challenges, requiring either two ramrods, or some provision for lateral movement at the swivel, to permit the deployment of one rammer in two parallel bores on either side.