I realize that there are fangled inventions out there that serve no purpose. What purpose would this pistol serve? It is cumbersome and after a gunfight at the local saloon back when we have been told there was the wild west, if you didn't get your opponent, how in the heck are you going to reload this gizmo fast enough or any of the other pepper shots around that may have been more functional? Isn't there a purpose behind inventions? To make them user friendly, affordable to the masses, easy to maintain etc...
Please don't say that this was a precursor to a semi auto hand gun. Whatever the reason for it's existence, thankfully there was only ONE made.