Weirdly shaped guns. Since their introduction, there have been countless types and variations of firearms that have been designed and manufactured, and while the exact shape can vary greatly, they generally follow a similar pattern.
Some weapons, however, do away with convention and look futuristic, unique, or just plain odd.
The Pancor Jackhammer. In the 1980s, American gunsmith John Anderson had the idea of combining the power of a 12 gauge shotgun with the fully automatic capabilities of a machine gun.
Working under the Pancor industry's brand, the result was the Pancor Jackhammer. The Jackhammer can be fired either semi or fully automatic.
And as a cyclic rate of fire of 240 rounds per minute, the weapon is fed from a rotating 10 round drum magazine, called a Cassette Magazine.
Otherwise, the actual mechanism is a fairly standard gas-operated system.
And when fired, the gas propels the barrel forward, the magazine rotates, and the barrel returns to the firing position, ready for the next round.
Anderson was able to build a working prototype, which was then refined in the form of two more guns.
The hope was to pitch the idea to the US military, who carried out extensive testing on them.
Because of its weight of over 10 pounds as well as its large frame, the Jackhammer was too cumbersome and unwieldy and ultimately rejected by the military.
