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Rohm "RG" revolver.

I owned one in the mid '60's. I could not hit the side of a barn with it, even if I was standing next to the barn. Certainly NOT German quality.

Paid $20 for the RG. Well before GCA68 went into effect.

Gabbet-Fairfax Mars

In addition to being ugly, it was unreliable, and also ridiculously huge.

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Originally posted by sigarms229:
I'm going with the old school Steyr

I don’t know. I always liked those Steyrs….

Some here will disagree but I think this one and it's compatriots should get at least a dishonorable mention:

OK I would like to submit a 2nd entry and what I believe should win this thread.

The Japanese Type 94 Nambu pistol. I had forgotten about this pistol until I recently saw one pop into my feed on GB.



Produced from 1935 to 1945, the Steyr I mentioned previously is sleek and sexy in comparison to this monstrosity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_94_Nambu_pistol

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Originally posted by sigarms229:
I'm going with the old school Steyr

That is the most freaking cool steampunk thing ever!

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Originally posted by murphman:
That is the most freaking cool steampunk thing ever!

Even better... It has a fixed magazine that's fed from stripper clips:



And that ridged lumps towards the muzzle are actually a crossbar piece that holds the whole slide assembly onto the frame:



AND depressing the lever just above the left side grip panel causes the internal magazine to eject any remaining rounds out the top like a bullet fountain:



AND! there's a full auto machine pistol version with a shoulder stock and extended magazine:



It's a fantastically quirky early autoloader pistol design. But far from the ugliest pistol of all time. It's not even in the Top 20, in my opinion.

I have to agree with member sigarms, the Nambu is so ugly a mother could not love it.

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Originally posted by murphman:

That is the most freaking cool steampunk thing ever!

For even MORE steampunk, they made a full auto, extended magazine, shoulder stocked DOUBLE PISTOL version.

I give you Austria's version of "hold my beer, y'all, we got this", the Doppelpistole M 12!



Bill R