r/canadaguns • u/dke783 • Apr 15 '26

Shooting TIL that there is such a thing as a self-cocking revolver

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u/Fast_Introduction_34 Apr 15 '26

God the mateba revolver is my grail of grails

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u/Baelnorn Apr 15 '26

There was one in .44 magnum at the Calgary Shooting Center for $7,500 on consignment right before the ban came down.

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u/Fast_Introduction_34 Apr 15 '26

sad, i would have done that without blinking

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u/theawesomedude646 Apr 15 '26

the Mateba Unica 6 "Sei Unica" (i think it's an italian play on words for "You're Unique") is another one, apparently made in .357 magnum, .44 magnum and .454 casull and firing from the bottom, 6 o'clock chamber.

it's a damn shame they stopped making them because one in .454 would be my holy grail gun.

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u/NemrahG Apr 15 '26

They’re pretty cool! The idea is very steampunk imo, too bad semi autos made them a dead end. You should look up the dardick revolver, it’s about as weird as it gets with revolvers.

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u/dke783 Apr 16 '26

Whoa! This Dardick is definitely weird!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psrZXa2WeQE

At the same time: I am glad that there is innovating and experimenting. If people didn't try weird-ass experiments with firearms, we'd still be tamping powder and hiding our flintlocks from the rain !