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A pepperbox by Allen & Thurber, one of the most common American designs A mid 19th century four barrel Russian pepperbox revolver. 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.
The Remington Zig-Zag Derringer, or "Pepper Box", originally termed "Elliot's Pocket Revolver", was made 1861–1862 with fewer than 1,000 manufactured. [ 1 ] Design
Although multiple-barrel "pepper-box" guns had appeared for centuries and were popular handguns in the early 19th century, the revolver was the first true repeating handgun. In 1836, Samuel Colt applied a patent for a "revolving gun" later named the Colt Paterson; he was granted the patent on 25 February 1836 (later numbered 9430X).
4. Gun Barrel City, Texas. Gun Barrel got its fitting name as a safe haven for outlaws like Bonnie and Clyde during the Prohibition era. The city's motto is "We shoot straight with you." 5. Virgin ...
The district is architecturally significant for three reasons. First, its core embraces numerous examples of period industrial structures. Second, the majority of these structures were built for the Winchester Repeating Arms Company according to designs provided by Leoni W. Robinson, one of New Haven's premier late 19/early 20th-century ...
“This wall gun is the first gun known to be associated with the Coronado expedition and is the oldest firearm ever found within the continental USA,” the study authors wrote, “and perhaps ...
Nikonov machine gun: Izhmash: 5.45×39mm Soviet Union: 1977 Nordenfelt gun United Kingdom: 1873 Rheinmetall MG14Z: Tactics Group GmbH: 7.62×51mm NATO Germany: 2014 Rheinmetall RMG 7.62: Rheinmetall Defence: 7.62×51mm NATO Germany: 2013 Twin Bren: 7.62×39mm China: 1935 Type 89 machine gun: 7.7×58mm Arisaka Japan: 1929 Type 100 machine gun: 7 ...
Ethan Allen (September 2, 1808 – January 7, 1871) was a major American arms maker from Massachusetts. He is unrelated to the revolutionary Ethan Allen . His first firearm, the "Pocket rifle" was developed in 1836, and his first patent was granted in 1837.