On a solid frame, hand ejecting revolver, the crane is the part of the gun that the cylinder is opened, or swings out on.¹

• aka
  • yoke

• term usage
  • Colt’s Manufacturing Company calls it a crane.^{2 3}
  • Smith & Wesson (American Outdoor Brands Corporation) calls it a yoke.^{4 5}
  • Taurus International Manufacturing calls it a yoke.⁶

• related
  • crane cut

1. “Glossary ⇒.” Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute. Ed. SAAMI’s Technical Committee. Web. 15-18 Jan. 2011.
2. Supica, Jim, and Richard Nahas. Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. 3rd ed., Krause Publications, 2006. Print. p. 429.
3. Author’s professional experience.
4. Supica, Jim, and Richard Nahas. Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. 3rd ed., Krause Publications, 2006. Print. p. 429.
5. Author’s professional experience.
6. Author’s professional experience.