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The Röhm RG-14 is a double action, six shot revolver chambered in
The Röhm RG-14 is a double action, six shot revolver chambered in .22 LR
The .22 Long Rifle or simply .22 LR or 22 (metric designation: 5.6×15mmR) is a long-established variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition originating from the United States. It is used in a wide range of rifles, pistols, revolvers, smooth ...
formerly manufactured and sold by Röhm Gesellschaft
Röhm Gesellschaft, often referred to as RG, is a German brand of firearms and related shooting equipment. RG developed as a diversification of Röhm GmbH in the 1950s. After 1968, RG Industries was established as a US division in Miami and oper ...
of Sontheim/Brenz, Germany. One copy was used by John Hinckley Jr.
John Warnock Hinckley Jr. (born May 29, 1955) is an American man who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 1981, two months after Reagan's first inauguration. Using a .22 caliber revolver, Hinck ...
to shoot Ronald Reagan on 30 March 1981. The RG-14 is known as a Saturday night special
Saturday night special is a colloquial term in the United States and Canada for inexpensive, compact, small-caliber handguns made of poor quality metal. Sometimes known as junk guns, some states define these guns by means of composition or mate ...
, a general category of cheap, low-quality handguns.
The RG-14 was available in a snubnose configuration with a 1.5" barrel as well as a more typical configuration with a 3" barrel.
Instead of having a swing out cylinder
A cylinder (from ) has traditionally been a three-dimensional solid, one of the most basic of curvilinear geometric shapes. In elementary geometry, it is considered a prism with a circle as its base.
A cylinder may also be defined as an infi ...
, the RG-14 featured a single pin that passed through the front of the frame, through the cylinder and into the back of the frame, meaning in order to reload the firearm, the pin must be unscrewed, removed entirely from the revolver and then threaded back into place after the cylinder
A cylinder (from ) has traditionally been a three-dimensional solid, one of the most basic of curvilinear geometric shapes. In elementary geometry, it is considered a prism with a circle as its base.
A cylinder may also be defined as an infi ...
has been reloaded. The firearm also does not have an ejector
An injector is a system of ducting and nozzles used to direct the flow of a high-pressure fluid in such a way that a lower pressure fluid is entrained in the jet and carried through a duct to a region of higher pressure. It is a fluid-dynamic ...
, meaning each round must be manually removed from the cylinder before reloading.
References
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