The Dardick tround, or simply tround (triangular round), is a unique firearms cartridge developed by inventor David Dardick for use in his open-chamber firearms. Named for its convex triangular shape, the tround allowed the firearm's chamber to be open on one side, removing the requirement for reciprocating motion when chambering and ejecting a ...

2019年3月18日 · The Dardick revolver is one of the more bizarre firearms to come out of the mid-­20th century. Despite its unusual and ungainly appearance, it’s not that uncomfortable in the hand. While special in many respects, the Dardick had …

The Dardick pistol was an American magazine-fed revolver designed by David Dardick in 1949 and was produced by the Dardick Corporation from 1954 to 1962. The Dardick revolver concept was conceived...

2019年11月12日 · The Dardick 1500 was a magazine-fed revolver designed by David Dardick in the 1950s. His patent was granted in 1958, and somewhere between 40 and 100 of the guns were made in 1959, before the company went out of business in 1960. The concept was based around a triangular cartridge (a “tround”) and a 3-chambered, open-sided cylinder.

2016年9月26日 · His new design featured a combination of a hybrid revolver and a magazine-fed pistol. Depending on the model, the open-chambered firearms boasted a magazine that held 10 (Model 1100), 11 and 15 (Model 1500) or 20 (Model 2000) triangular cartridges, called "trounds" -- triangular rounds.

2023年7月2日 · Termed an "automatic revolver," the Dardick was classified as being a "double-action, semi-automatic revolving drum weapon capable of firing in pistol application caliber .38 Dardick...

2017年3月29日 · In August 1958, David Dardick received a patent for a magazine-fed revolver. His design featured a cylinder with openings on each exterior edge, creating U-shaped chambers instead of traditional O-shaped chambers.

2013年1月9日 · Mechanix Illustrated has an article online, first published in 1957, about “revolutionary” The Dardick revolver and its triangular rounds ( Trounds). I wonder how reliable those guns were. I imagine that the design would have combined and amplified the feeding problems associated with autoloaders and the heavy trigger pull of double action ...

The Dardick Revolver aka Dardick Model 1500 is an unusual magazine-fed revolver from the 1950s. The design allowed for a higher ammo capacity than traditional revolvers, and used triangular "tround" cartridges.

The Dardick Revolver is a magazine-fed revolver designed by David Dardick in 1949. The unique feature of this revolver is its use of "Trounds", triangular polymer cartridges designed to stack efficiently inside the magazine and be easily picked up by the cylinder.