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Rupertus Pepperbox: A Sophisticated 8-Shot Rimfire Pocket Gun (Ad-free)
🕑 Added 2024-05-05 12:00:02 +0000 UTCThe Rupertus Patent Pistol Manufacturing Company was founded in Philadelphia by Bavarian-born Jacob Rupertus. The company made a variety of derringers, pepperboxes, and revolvers and today we are looking at an 8-shot, .22 rimfire pepperbox patented by Rupertus in 1864. It’s a tiny civilian pocket gun, and one that seems to be well made and cleverly designed. The loading port is a rotary piece that prevents any accidental firing during the loading process and also ensures that the loading port cannot come open and let a loose cartridge jam the action when in use. About 3,000 of these guns were made in the mid to late 1860s.
Comments
Mark H. Smith
THAT is a pretty slick little gun. I very much like the overall design and that loading gate seems to be a brilliant solution as you pointed out to loading safety and carrying safety. I had not even considered that cartridge displacement could cause problems but that is prevented as well. A similar model in a modern gun looks to me like it would be pretty dang spiffy. As for you doing a deep dive into rimfire 22 as a dedicated topic YES PLEASE SIR!
Mrgunsngear
that loading gate is pretty slick
Terry
“This 1911 is normal sized”. No matter how much he loves French and Finnish firearms, Ian remains a true American.
Glenn Miller
A Forgotten Weapons episode on .22 cal rimfire would be most welcome! What a clever little gun. Would love a modern version over the .22 pocket pistols available now.
Guido Schriewer
with a 22short maybe? cute. gateloading is cool. wonder what distance the bundle would shoot POA/POI.
