Dr Rostov Rapid Resonance Repeater

Since and I are still uncertain whether Rosemary will have a long arm or a sidearm in his commission I have also worked up a design for pistol-sized weapon as a possible candidate. The design's overall appearance draws heavily from the manual repeater pistols that several designers explored in the late 19th century. The manual repeater pistol, like the Bittner pistol, link represented a step toward the true semi-automatic pistols that would emerge at the end of the century. But enough real history. Time for melodrama!

  Dr. Rostov's Rapid Resonance Repeater! It is a large pistol-style weapon that employs resonance as a potential lethal force. Housed inside the weapon is a specially tuned crystal, that when struck by a hammer or similar type concussive device produces a frequency that the weapon's emitter fork to produce a specific resonance that can be lethal to human life. The resonance is focused and aimed via a small directional parabolic dish that is located behind the emitter fork. While often used as a pistol it has a holster-stock that allows it to be converted it into a small carbine.

To cock the weapon you use the ring-trigger guard/cocking lever to prepare the hammer/ striker for use. Pulling the trigger causes the hammer to go forward and strike the crystal. After about  50 shots the crystal must be removed and replaced.