Mateba Autorevolver
The Mateba Model 6 Unica (often known simply as the Mateba or the Mateba Autorevolver) is a semi-automatic revolver, one of only a few such models ever produced. It was developed in Italy and sold by the Mateba company.
Even a Mateba would never have held 12 rounds of 9mm... It’d need a moon clip the size of your average tea-cup saucer.
A couple of years ago, CDNN was selling the Mateba at what seemed like good prices.
If I could have afforded one, I would have bought it just for an investment.
Yep. Dosen’t everyone know that there are several editions of semi-auto revolvers? The Mateba being the most recent attempt at marketing the idea.
Webley made one, as did a few others mainly in the early/mid 20th century.
I am waiting for soneone to tell us that a cut barreled Mini-14 won’t function....oh wait, someone already has. oops.
Also, it is not unfeasible that indeed at 9mm revolver could unleash a “salvo” of 12 rounds ratehr quickly- ever watch Jerry Miculek and his SW 25 45 ACP with full moon clips? He shoots and reloads faster than most competitors with 1911s etc. Holds many speed and accuracy records with a revolver he makes talk like a mini-gun....
And finally, almost all centerfire rifle cartridges will defeat body armor (like the stuff cops and civilians use (threat level 2A, 3 or 3A with or w/o trauma plates) espc. at close to medium range.
Concealable armor defeats pistol shotgun and maybe sub-gun (pistol) rounds.
leve 4 is where rifle bullets are stopped, but often with quite aresultant boo-boo from teh energy transfer.