Revolver cylinder and extractor assembly

An improved cylinder and extractor assembly for use in a revolver having a frame and barrel to permit firing of both rimmed and rimless cartridge ammunition, said assembly comprising:

• a cylinder carried by said frame of said revolver having a central longitudinal chamber and a plurality of longitudinal cartridge chambers at uniformly spaced intervals about said central chamber and including radial slots at the rear of said cylinder providing communication between said central chamber and each of said cartridge chambers, said cylinder being rotatable about a central axis to sequentially align said cartridge chambers with the barrel of said revolver, said cylinder being mounted on pivot means allowing said cylinder to pivot away from said frame so that each of said cartridge chambers is unobstructed by said frame;
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• an extractor assembly centrally disposed in said central chamber of said cylinder including an extractor member having circumferentially spaced radial projections each one of which may be disposed in one of said radial slots at the rear of said cylinder for engagement of the rim or groove of a cartridge placed in a respective one of said cartridge chambers and properly spacing said cartridge therein, said extractor member being axially movable, when said cylinder is pivoted away from said frame, from a first position within said central chamber, to a second position substantially rearwardly of said central chamber, during which any cartridges carried by said cylinder are forced out of said cartridge chambers by said radial projections.