Odd black powder pistol

[Viking]

I remember seeing a rather neat black powder pistol a couple of years ago. It had a rectangular "magazine" that was loaded through the side, and then progressed through the breach as the hammer was cocked. If you've read Men At Arms by Terry Pratchett, you know what I'm talking about.
IIRC, the pistol was made in the Czech Republic. Anyone who've seen this?

[Melbob]

At first I was afraid that my Google-Fu was weak, perhaps even broken, but then I was saved by an old thread on TheHighRoad.org.  The proper search term is "Harmonica pistol".  I found several examples, some with moving barrels, some with a moving strip of chambers.  One of the best is here: http://www.horstheld.com/0-Jarre.htm.

Here's another link with 6 different styles of harmonica guns: http://good-times.webshots.com/album/564193113IzsjJo

Supposedly, you could find these with up to 21 round bars.  Yikes!

Thanks for the project, those are cool!

[GeorgeHill]

A clever bit of firearms history, that is.  I like those.  Now, if it had a self cocking mechanism you would have had the world's first belted caseless machinegun.

[Viking]

Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks a lot. Fascinating guns those. And beautiful  .
One day I'll have a replica of the harmonica rifle from Men At Arms

[Deathrider1579]

Those look like an adventure in chain fire (or whatever you call it) should a bit of fire from your first shot get into the wrong place, ala the pepper box revolvers.

But way badass looking, who else wants one of these in .45 acp or 357mag?

[akodo]

Those look like an adventure in chain fire (or whatever you call it) should a bit of fire from your first shot get into the wrong place, ala the pepper box revolvers.

A clever bit of firearms history, that is.  I like those.  Now, if it had a self cocking mechanism you would have had the world's first belted caseless machinegun.

my understanding is that most used pinfire cartridges, so they wouldn't have been 'caseless' and the whole cartridge concept greatly reduced the chance of a chain-fire