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that was secured to the frame by a pin that passed through its length, rather than a latch under the barrel as commonly found in double-action revolvers. In order to load the weapon, the user had to unscrew and remove the pin, swing the cylinder open and insert a round into each chamber, then snap it
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configuration with a 1.5-inch (3.8 cm) barrel as well as a more typical configuration with a 3-inch (7.6 cm) barrel.
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prevented their import unto the US, so subsequently they were manufactured at a Röhm factory in
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on 30 March 1981. Until 1968, the guns were manufactured in Germany. The
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Delahanty v. Hinckley, 564 A.2d 758 (D.C.App. 1989), judgment hosted by
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shut and screw the pin back into place. The RG-14 also did not have an
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shoot Ronald Reagan
Gun Control Act of 1968
Miami
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Saturday night special
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Long Rifle
cylinder
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