Röhm RG-14

Until 1968, the guns were manufactured in Germany. The Gun Control Act of 1968 prevented their import into the US, so subsequently they were manufactured at a Röhm factory in Miami. The RG-14 is known colloquially as a Saturday night special, a general category of cheap, low quality handguns. The frame is made from zinc alloy, with a steel barrel, cylinder, hammer and trigger. It was intended to use.22 Short, Long, or Long Rifle cartridges. The RG-14 had a swing-out cylinder 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 shut and screw the pin back into place. The RG-14 also did not have an ejector, meaning that each spent casing or unfired round had to be manually pushed out of the cylinder with the pin or a similar tool during unloading/reloading. The RG-14 was available in a snubnose configuration with a 1.5 in barrel as well as a more typical configuration with a 3 in barrel.

• Name — Röhm RG-14 • Origin — Germany • Type — Revolver • Is Ranged — yes • Manufacturer — Röhm Gesellschaft • Variants — * 3-inch barrel • 1.5-inch barrel • Cartridge —.22 Long Rifle • Weight — 15.2 oz, short-barrel version • Length — 5 in, short-barrel version