We here at the Texas Ranger Museum would use "Pistol" for Pepperbox Pistols. Pistols can revolve or not revolve so it is a more useful term to describe all of these type of weapons. Tracie Evans Collections Manager > -----Original Message----- > From: Deb Arenz [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 11:54 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Pepperbox definition > > I have a question for museums that have firearms collections and use > Chenhall's Nomenclature to classify their firearms. > > How do you define the object name "Pepperbox"? In reading some general > gun > literature, I gather that some gun experts define a pepperbox as a > revolver > with more than one rotating barrel that are fired separately. Others say > that the barrels don't need to revolve, but must be grouped around a > central > axis. > > > Laura Mooney > Museum Registrar > Nebraska State Historical Society > P.O. Box 82554 > Lincoln, NE 68510 > > [log in to unmask] > Phone (402) 471-4780 > Fax: (402) 471-3314 > > To learn more about the histories we share visit www.nebraskahistory.org > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).