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delta13soultaker · 03-21-2009, 04:05 PM

I agree, very interesting stuff. Quite a good distraction always.

The duck's foot is sometimes mistakenly called a pepperbox.

The pepperbox was often an elegant little handgun like the one in your photo, or smaller, as you know with 4 or 5 barrels.

But sometimes innovation swung hard on the drawing board.

The first pic...that's a 16 round pepperbox.

The second...that's called a Jones pepperbox. It's a 10 shooter; as 10 barrels welded side by side. It has 2 hammers that alternate and as you pull the trigger they work their way down the staggered nipples.

Not as genius as a Colt, but amazing application anyway.

03-21-2009, 04:05 PM	#8
delta13soultaker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Depends on Uncle Sam's whim every 3 yrs. Posts: 2,948	Re: Ducks Foot Pistol I agree, very interesting stuff. Quite a good distraction always. The duck's foot is sometimes mistakenly called a pepperbox. The pepperbox was often an elegant little handgun like the one in your photo, or smaller, as you know with 4 or 5 barrels. But sometimes innovation swung hard on the drawing board. The first pic...that's a 16 round pepperbox. The second...that's called a Jones pepperbox. It's a 10 shooter; as 10 barrels welded side by side. It has 2 hammers that alternate and as you pull the trigger they work their way down the staggered nipples. Not as genius as a Colt, but amazing application anyway. Attached Images __________________ Never say die! "A nation who forgets its defenders is soon forgotten itself." "A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man." – Theodore Roosevelt