Famous bull and militant revolvers include the Webley, the Colt Especial Force Army, the Smith & Wesson Model 29, the Smith & Wesson Model 10, and the Smith & Wesson 1917.

The Webley-Fosbery Electronic Rifle was the first profit-making example, introduced in 1901. It was recoil-operated, and the cylinder and barrel recoiled backwards to cock the hammer and revolve the cylinder. It was distinctive in that cam grooves were milled on the outside of the cylinder to provide a means of advancing to the next chamber--half a angle as the cylinder moved back, and section a deviation as it moved forward. .38 quality versions held 8 shots, .455 caliber versions 6. At the time, http://www.gunslot.com/guns/revolvers the few available self-moving pistols were larger, less reliable, and added expensive. The electronic revolver was popular when it first came out, but was quickly superseded by the creation of reliable, inexpensive semi-automatic pistols.