old-skool capacity

Over at The Firearm Blog, Steve adequately puts to rest the theory that “high-capacity” firearms are a new and recent development.
I would point out that all three of those antique firearms were designed and produced in the 1859 to 1878 range, and were designed to carry between 10 and 80 rounds of ammunition. Granted, those rounds seem paltry and underpowered compared to modern ammunition, but I certainly would not volunteer to be at the receiving end of any of them.
And, really, quantity has a quality all its own, especially when that quantity inconveniently predates the anti-rights agenda.