Working the lever operated a breech block which flung spent rounds out of the weapon. What I didn’t have the chance to really thoroughly explain in the video is the … Firearms History, Technology & Development. The basic design of the Evans repeating rifle is similar to the Spencer. The Evans rifle holds 34 cartridges in its magazine, compared to the Spencer's seven cartridge tubular magazine and the Winchester M1873, which holds 15 cartridges in its tubular magazine. The first type of testing we will study is the Proof Test . the bore is in good overall condition, having strong rifling and with some light pitting here and there. At twenty paces, have, with this rifle, shot the eyebrows from my wife, and every night regularly, in the presence of an audience I shot an apple from her hand, a pipe from her mouth, a penny from her fingers, or snuff a candle from her hand. Evans Lever-Action carbine Rotary helical Evans magazine An advertisement for the Evans' Repeating Rifle Co. featured in the Spirit of the Times Magazine 1876 W. R. Evans Patent 1868. The rifle has a radial block receiver similar to the Spencer, but the rounds were fed from an Archimedean-screw magazine which formed the spine of the rifle stock and could hold up to 34 rounds. . ;) September 21, 2011 at 7:34 AM The first repeating revolver type weapons and predecessors of modern revolvers are called pepper-box revolvers. Instead, upon operating the trigger guard lever, the screw rotates 1/4th of a turn, which pushes the next cartridge into the chamber. By 1877 Evans had made a number of revisions and improvements to the gun, including developing a newer and more powerful cartridge for it. The Evans rifle also had the greatest magazine capacity of any rifle mass-produced in the 19th Century. The helical magazine tube that makes up the entire rear of the receiver will hold 34 rounds in the Old and Transitional models, and 26 rounds of the longer cartridge in the New model. Contents. Secondly, whereas other helical magazines have typically been developed in conjunction with the firearms intended to make use of them, the recent North Korean example was instead produced for use with an existing weapon, … Helical magazines extend the drum magazine design so that rounds follow a spiral path around an auger-shaped rotating follower or drive member, allowing for large ammunition capacity in a relatively compact package (compared to a regular box magazine of similar capacity). In our last few posts, we studied different feed systems such as ammunition belts, chain feeds and feed … The Evans rifle/carbine was developed in 1873 by a Maine dentist named Warren Evans. In terms of basic design, the Evans repeating rifle is similar to the Spencer Repeating Rifle. Also, the magazine of the Evans has a much higher capacity than that of the Spencer, up to 34 rounds. I've seen them in the ~$450 range. Early helical magazine designs include that patented by an unidentified inventor through the patent … The Evans was fed by a rotary helical magazine (left) that spanned the length of the buttstock and spun like a barber pole with each extension of the cocking lever/trigger guard. Also, the magazine of the Evans … In terms of basic design, the Evans repeating rifle is similar to the Spencer Repeating Rifle. In addition, the ejection port has no dust cover. An Amazing Piece of History The Evans Repeating Rifle THIS IS ONE of the 150 Old Model Carbines (Pretty Rare) and in Good conditi for sale by GA_1998603 on GunsAmerica - 946194840 It was then offered as a sporting rifle. The barrels of the old models are marked “Evans Repeating Rifle/Pat. Discussion in 'Blackpowder' started by 4v50 Gary, Oct 27, 2018. One of the more colorful ones allegedly came from Kit Carson[3], However, Carson died at Fort Lyon, Colorado, of an aortic aneurysm on May 23, 1868, five years before the Evans Repeater was invented. Each time the action is cycled, the magazine … Requests soon reached the factory from the far west for a more powerful cartridge. Each time the action is cycled, the magazine feeds the next cartridge to the breech in a helical pattern. New model Evans rifles were made into the following configurations: Rifles found with this instead of the usual markings are believed to have been assembled from parts after the company went bankrupt in 1879. It's the first application of the helical magazine that I'm aware … May 14, 2016 - The exposed helical magazine housed in the stock of the Evans repeating carbine, first produced in 1873. In the earliest Evans rifles that chambered the lower powered .44 Evans Short, magazine capacity was an astounding 34 rounds! The Evans holds four rows of cartridges which are loaded through a trapdoor in the buttplate. The Evans were manufactured from 1873 to 1879, and roughly fifteen thousand of the helical-magazine repeaters found buyers during that stretch of time, and were even endorsed by "Buffalo Bill". 4v50 Gary Moderator Staff Member. Old model Evans rifles were made in the following configurations: By early 1876, Evans modified the original and began producing the so-called Transition model. Its main innovation was a large helical magazine that held a whopping 34 cartridges of Evan's proprietary .44 caliber cartridge. The magazine tube of the Evans is much larger than that of the Spencer. everything functions as it should. Previous models used a 1” long case of the same caliber. In the 20th and 21st century, many firearms were, and are, mass-produced in Maine, including those by Bushmaster, General Dynamics, Smith & Wesson and Windham Weaponry. Whilst helical magazines have been repeatedly tested in western countries (one early example of an internal helical magazine can be seen in the Evans Repeating Rifle, patented in the late 1860s, for example), they have typically found more favour in China, Russia, and their client states. Its main innovation was a large helical magazine that held a whopping 34 cartridges of Evan’s proprietary .44 caliber cartridge. The more common new model Evans rifle used the 11/2” case. this same helical magazine design was found on the calico rifle and pistol available on the market a few years ago, so the evans rifle truly was a gun ahead of its' time! I think the Evans is the safest and most complete repeating system ever devised. The cartridges are supported on a cartridge carrier located in the housing, which can be rotated by a torque spring. An Apache Indian holding an Evans rifle from around 1880. What really makes the Evans remarkable is its large magazine capacity compared to other rifles of the day. By 1877 Evans had made a number of revisions and improvements to the gun, including developing a newer and more powerful cartridge for it. The Evans repeater was also used by William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody.[3]. There are a number of them advertised in various antique arms publications. As soon as people began working with metallic cartridges, they were experimenting with higher and higher capacity magazines. The hope was that the rifle would be issued by the United States Army, but the rifle failed the standard dust test.[1][2]. That cartridge, by the way, is the .44 Evans (Short and Long), proprietary to the rifle and not used elsewhere. Oh, and the next time somebody goes on about the "modern" Calico with its helical magazine, now you can just smirk at them. everything functions as it should. However, the Evans has a rotary helical magazine in the buttstock, and cartridges are fed into the breech by cycling the cocking lever/trigger guard. The helical magazine tube that makes up the entire rear of the receiver will hold 34 rounds in the Old and Transitional models, and 26 … Existing helical magazines have typically been developed for pistol calibre weapons, with designs having been produced in calibres such as 7.62 x 25, 9 x 17SR (.380 ACP), 9 x 18, and 9 x 19 mm. The Evans mag is more properly called a helical mag; it moves the cartridges towards the breech with an Archimedean screw. In terms of basic design, the Evans repeating rifle is similar to the Spencer Repeating Rifle. the bore is in good overall condition, having strong rifling and with some light pitting here and there. … The mechanical (non-spring fed) magazine … Each time the action is cycled, the magazin… This forend is quite different from the usual sporting forend. Unlike the Spencer rifle's tubular magazine, this is safe to use with centerfire cartridges using spitzer type bullets because the tip of each bullet does not touch the primer of the previous cartridge. In the last post , we studied a popular mechanism called the bolt-action . The cartridges are unloaded from the magazine by a … What are the differences between AK-47, AKM, AK-56, AK-74 and AK-101. The mechanism of the rifle was not very sturdy and did not do well with such things as dust. Thread Status: Not open for further replies. The Evans Repeating Rifle was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by Warren R. Evans as a high capacity rifle. Evans New Model Repeating Carbine. I figured the easiest way to illustrate their principle would be to transform a regular magazine into a helical one. By 1877 Evans had made a number of revisions and improvements to the gun, including developing a newer and more powerful cartridge for it. Since the early days of gun-making, people were looking for different ways to better protect the iron and steel parts of their weapons. Evans rifles are actually fairly reasonable compared to Winchesters and other rifles of the period. The new model is easily distinguished by its larger, more robust receiver and sliding dust cover over the ejection port. When Warren Evans designed his rifle he also had to design his own cartridge. Its main innovation was a large helical magazine that held a whopping 34 cartridges of Evan’s proprietary .44 caliber cartridge. The barrel is  facing to the left and the two halves of the magazine occupy most of the picture. With a 280 grain bullet velocity was about 1200 fps. In … This later variation chambers the .44 Evans Long and has a capacity of "only" 28 rounds. Cartridges are fed to the breech by cycling the cocking lever/trigger guard. The Evans rifle was invented by Warren R. Evans, a dentist from the state of Maine. This is something I've been planning to do for a long time, but never really got started. With the help of his brother George, they perfected the rifle and started the "Evans Rifle Manufacturing Company" of Mechanic Falls, Maine in 1873. Article from firearmshistory.blogspot.com.es. Interestingly, the California Instrumentation Company was originally known for manufacturing specialized instrumentation for the petroleum industry, but since they already had experience in tooling and engineering, they didn't have too much trouble manufacturing firearms. Functionally similar to the Spencer, it features a helical magazine in the buttstock that could carry up to 34 cartridges. I've made this illustration on how helical magazines function. Their rifles were marketed by Merwin & Hulbert. One of the strangest rifles designed in the 1800s, the Evans was a high-capacity lever-action repeating rifle; the weapon's lever also acted as the trigger guard. The screw thread can be clearly seen inside the magazine. In fact, Kit Carson even enthusiastically submitted the following testimonial to the Evans company, saying: ". Now we will study another mechanism that is also still being used... An enthusiastic endorser of the Evans rifle. The helical magazine is also not exactly a new idea: in 1870s, American engineer Warren R. Evans conceived and manufactured a centerfire lever-action rifle that offered an astonishing capacity for that time: 34 rounds stored in a cylindrical magazine located in the butt, which featured an Archimedes' screw-type design that held and fed cartridge through a helical path towards the … Also, the magazine of the Evans has a much higher capacity than that of the Spencer, up to 28 rounds. The Evans holds four rows of cartridges which are loaded through a trapdoor in the buttplate. Of course, ammo is practically nonexistent. The magazine can be disposed above and substantially parallel with respect to the barrel. The Evans holds four rows of cartridges which are loaded through a trapdoor in the buttplate. This means that the magazine tube is exposed along the bottom of the stock. The Evans rifle was designed by the brothers Warren and George Evans. The helical magazine was invented by Michael Miller and Warren Stockton in 1985 and produced by the California Instrumentation Company (later known as "Calico"). By the summer of 1877 the new model was perfected and put into production. The Evans Repeater is often considered to be one of the oddest rifles to ever be produced in the United States. Also, the magazine of the Evans … Dec 8, 1868 & Sept. 16, 1871”. Overview; Design; Old model; Transition model; New model Nevertheless, the Evans Repeating Rifle has lately become something of a collector's item and prices are going up. … The magazine is non-spring-loaded with a central divider arranging the cartridges into four columns. The Evans was invented by Warren R. Evans, a dentist from Thomaston, Maine. The Evans Repeating Rifle Company went bankrupt in December 1879. Joined: Dec 19, 2002 Messages: 20,143. The new model was chambered for a 1 ½” long .44 caliber cartridge case. With these two patents, he entered his prototype rifle into the US Army trials of 1872, but his rifle was not … What he came up with is now known as the .44 Evans short. Dec 5, 2015 - Disassembled Evans Rifle Magazine - Helical Magazine. But the similarity ends here. This gave a velocity of about 850 fps. A victim of the post war arms glut, keen competition and the time. the bore diameter is .429". Firearms History, Technology & Development. You could double-stack two 30-round magazines on your chest taking up the same length/height as a 60-round helical… With views of its helical magazine in action. Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, http://www.leverguns.com/articles/blancard/evans.htm, http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Evans_Repeating_Rifle, "The National Firearms Museum: Evans Lever Action Repeating Carbine", http://www.nramuseum.org/the-museum/the-galleries/the-american-west/case-41-competing-for-the-market/evans-lever-action-repeating-carbine.aspx, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Evans_Repeating_Rifle?oldid=4286501. Public domain image. The Evans offered a helical magazine in the buttstock that could hold up to 34 cartridges. The Evans rifle also had the greatest magazine capacity of any rifle mass-produced in the 19th Century. This New Model "only" … Each cartridge was loaded into the magazine through the buttstock by cycling the action. Each time the action is cycled, the magazine … Both cartridges were loaded by Winchester up to the early 1920s. It holds four rows of cartridges which are loaded through a trapdoor in the buttplate. Unlike the helical magazine that we studied in the previous post, this one is not spring loaded. Barrel markings on the transition model are as follows: “Evans Repeating Rifle Mechanic Falls Me./Pat, Dec. 8, 1868 & Sept. 16, 1871”. The above image shows a disassembled Evans rifle magazine. However, the Evans has a rotary helical magazine in the buttstock, and cartridges are fed into the breech by cycling the cocking lever/trigger guard. this same helical magazine design was found on the calico rifle and pistol available on the market a few years ago, so the evans rifle truly was a gun ahead of its' time! This particular example retains an exceptionally high degree of original finish and is mechanically superb (most surviving … This model differs from later models mainly in that it has no lower buttstock, only an upper one. The magazine includes a housing with a helically disposed member providing a helical passageway for the cartridges. This is noted in the factory catalogs as being a 1” shell. This … The Evans rifle also had the greatest magazine capacity of any rifle mass-produced in the 19th Century. In our last post, we studied a method of rifling called Broach Rifling . Dec 5, 2015 - Disassembled Evans Rifle Magazine - Helical Magazine. The unusual mechanical helical feed magazine is housing in a large hollow tube running through the butt section. However, there is a precusor to this that was invented in the 19th century, called the Evans Repeating Rifle, that also used a In terms of basic design, the Evans repeating rifle is similar to the Spencer Repeating Rifle. The Evans was the first firearm to be mass-produced in Maine and utilizes a helical magazine in the buttstock that originally held 34 rounds of ammunition, but by the time the New Model was released the capacity had been reduced to 28 rounds. These were mostly 30” round barrel military muskets which had a short forend attached with a screw. The front edge of the receiver is cut straight not scalloped as in the old and transition models. [1] Fortunately for today’s collector a good portion of these survive. The Evans rifle/carbine was developed in 1873 by a Maine dentist named Warren Evans. Evans rifles were given to several foreign military officers and politicians and were also endorsed by celebrities of the day, such as Kit Carson and Buffalo Bill Cody. The magazine is the most unusual feature of the Evans, and is often described as a rotary magazine. The Evans has a rotary magazine in the buttstock. This was known as the “.44 New Model” cartridge. The fluted cartridge carrier made a quarter turn each time the lever was operated, feeding a new cartridge into the breech. Rounds were loaded through a trapdoor in the buttplate. The original cartridges were loaded with 40 to 43 grains of black powder and lead bullets ranging from 275 to 300 grains. Jun 20, 2016 - Evans Repeating Rifle, that used a helical magazine. Like the Spencer rifle, new cartridges are pushed in from the base of the buttstock. As a result, they're not terribly uncommon at gun shows today if you know where to look, and while premium examples bring premium prices, serviceable shooters can be had for well under … What was notable about the Evans was its use of an extremely high-capacity thirty-four round internal helical tube magazine. Design . Transition model Evans rifles were made in the following configurations: The company received numerous testimonials from its customers. The new cartridge together with numerous improvements in the design were combined to make the new model Evans repeating rifle. The Evans repeating carbine held 34 rounds, in comparison to 7 rounds of the similar-designed but tube-fed Spencer repeating … These moderately expensive and functional guns incorporated a unique helical magazine which, in … A total of almost 15,000 Evans repeating rifle were produced between 1873 and 1879. They take up a lot of space. Helical magazines take up a ton of mag pouch space, and compared to how many magazines (traditional) you could fit in the same amount of magazine pouches or whatever, you'd probably end up with less ammunition going with helical magazines only. Evans lever action, helical magazine rifle. Approximately 500 old models were produced. These changes improved the balance of the rifle, as well as protecting it from damage. The Evans Repeating Rifle was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by Warren R. Evans as a standard capacity rifle.. George Evans listened and then went to work. About 12000 to 15000 rifles were manufactured by the company during its existence. It isn’t, really; you see rotary magazines in the Savage 99, the Johnson 1941, and the Ruger 10-22, and you can see they’re nothing like the Evans. The first 200 of these have no cocking lever retaining stud on the underside of the magazine tube. Old models made after the first 200 have a stud or locking nut to hold the cocking lever in place. The first model of the rifle, commonly called the old model, was in production from 1873 to 1876.

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