Pepper-box - Wikipedia
The pepper-box revolver or simply pepperbox (also "pepper-pot", from its resemblance to the household pepper shakers) is a multiple-barrel firearm, mostly in the form of a handgun, that has three or more gun barrels in a revolving mechanism.
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Sharps Model 3B Pepperbox pistol, 32 RF, 3 1/2" cluster with blue/silver finish and gutta percha grip. Serial No. 3244. Principal lettering, numerals and design on metal legible.
Wheelgun Wednesday: A Closer Look at Pepperbox Pistols
2021年12月8日 · Pepperbox pistols had some advantages over early revolvers. Open frame percussion pepperboxes were much safer in a chain fire situation, as there was nothing close to the shooter for a chain-fired ball to impact.
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The Pepperbox Pistol: The First True Cowboy Revolver - Athlon …
2023年1月8日 · The pepperbox pistol as we know it today (percussion and double-action) is first seen in 1830. It was the only choice for a person wanting more than one shot. Many various makers made the pepperbox and—believe it or not—were quite popular.
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2018年5月11日 · When looking at a pepperbox pistol, one can’t help but to conjure-up nostalgic visions of a bygone era―a gambler firing upon a card cheat, a gold prospector protecting his claim against hostiles, or a Civil War soldier pulling a pistol from his boot as a last line of defense in heated battle.
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2024年2月6日 · The pepper-box revolver or simply pepperbox (also "pepper-pot", from its resemblance to the household pepper shakers) is a multiple-barrel firearm, mostly in the form of a handgun, that has three or more gun barrels in a revolving mechanism.
Pepperbox Guns: The Big and The Small
2011年7月7日 · Named because of its resemblance to a household pepper grinder, the first pepperbox pistols were produced around 1790, and were fired by rotating the barrel by hand. The gun enjoyed its...
The Pepperbox – An Early Repeater - GAT Daily (Guns Ammo …
2023年7月24日 · Arguably the first pepperbox was a modified volley gun from the 15th century designed to fire a single barrel at a time. The pepperbox picked up speed in the late 1700s and rode the coattails of two-barrel turnover pistols.
The Iconic Pepperbox Revolving Pistol
When Allen in 1838 applied this system to a multi-barrel pepperbox, he introduced the first American double action revolving pistol. Now a long trigger pull cocked the hammer, rotated the barrel cluster, and then released the hammer.