Antique Revolver Question

I saw a revolver in a TV show that peaked my curiosity. Instead of rotating chambers that lined up with one barrel each chamber had its own barrel.

I did a google search and came up with a "pepperbox revolver" but all the pics looked older than what I saw in the TV show. It is possible it was something cobbled together for TV.

Does anyone have any more info on this type of pistol?

Hell on Wheels? It's talked about in this link by the weapons master for the show.

http://www.amctv.com/hell-on-wheels/...on-wheels-guns

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Originally Posted by EzGoingKev

I saw a revolver in a TV show that peaked my curiosity. Instead of rotating chambers that lined up with one barrel each chamber had its own barrel.

I did a google search and came up with a "pepperbox revolver" but all the pics looked older than what I saw in the TV show. It is possible it was something cobbled together for TV.

Does anyone have any more info on this type of pistol?

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It's an old idea that's been revived a time or two. In some cases, they're not actually revolvers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper-box

I've got one of the modern day versions of the Pepperbox in my collection, the C.O.P. .357.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Derringer.jpg

Not mine, but an example.