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pepperbox logo #10444An early form of revolver which has a barrel block with several chambers. Both flintlock and percussion pepperboxes were made in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Pepperbox

Pepperbox logo #22510An early form of muzzle-loading revolver wherein, instead of the current practice of having one barrel and a multi-chambered rotating cylinder, multiple joined barrels revolve together around a central axis.
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