You’re looking at the largest revolver in the world – The Pfeifer Zeliska .600 Nitro Express Zeliska revolver is an Austrian single-action revolver produced by Pfeifer firearms. It is the largest handgun in the world, weighing in at 6.001 kilograms (13.23 pounds) and having a length of 55 cm (21.65 inches). The cylinder section alone weighs 2.041 kg (4.5 pounds).
The Zeliska is also the most powerful handgun in the world, producing a muzzle energy of over 6 kilojoules (4425 pound-force foot). The weight of the gun helps control the recoil, making controlled shooting possible. The capacity of a Zeliska is five .600 Nitro Express or .458 Win Mag rounds.
The Zeliska fires a .600 Nitro Express slug at 462m/s (1,515.75 ft/s). The cost of a Zeliska revolver is over $16,000. Each .600 Nitro Express round costs $40, making this gun very expensive to fire.
Loading is accomplished through a loading gate located on the right of the cylinder, similar to the Colt Single Action Army
Added features to the gun include gold-plated hammer, cylinder pivot, action, and the gold-filled inscription on the gun indicating the company’s address.
It’s generally assumed that this gun is not an actual firearm. The only “evidence” for it’s existence are the several obviously shopped pictures circulating the net. Don’t bother checking Wiki, since it cites the same paragraph that is contained in every article and website that feels this is the real deal. Talk to your local gun dealer and try to order one. You’ll make his day.
Why?
The overall styling is from the 1858 Remington revolver. And it would be a bear to fire.
hahaha, i’d rather carry a swiss knife than to have this revolver at war. :)
what exactly is it good for?
I think it’s good for a world record. cheers!
only 6kg? o.O
not really correct photo unless the shooter is a very small person
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I’m not certain, but I’m thinking that the gun in the first picture can’t be real. It says it weighs 13 pound–a gun that size would weigh more like 30-40 pounds. I’m calling BS on this one.
Hi John, thanks for the visit. Maybe the materials are not that heavy. cheers!
its a fake i photoshoped that
@gage,
wow, really? can you give us proof?