Various Communications about Historic Firearms

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St. Joseph Museums

Click for PDF: The image features a historical article titled "GUNS That Helped Win The West" focused on "THE PEPPERBOX." The text describes the Pepperbox as an early repeating firearm, characterized by its multiple barrels revolving around a common axis, with origins tracing back to hand cannons of the early 1600s. The article highlights the gun’s operational mechanics, including its percussion lock ignition system, and emphasizes its role in the Old West despite drawbacks in accuracy.
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The image features a historical article titled "GUNS That Helped Win The West" focused on "THE PEPPERBOX." The text describes the Pepperbox as an early repeating firearm, characterized by its multiple barrels revolving around a common axis, with origins tracing back to hand cannons of the early 1600s. The article highlights the gun’s operational mechanics, including its percussion lock ignition system, and emphasizes its role in the Old West despite drawbacks in accuracy.

Name/Title

Various Communications about Historic Firearms

Entry/Object ID

Q2024.35.21

Context

Includes two pamphlets about guns that helped win the west. Letters between Don Reynolds and Charles Worman about a historic gun on display at the Pony Express Museum. Charles Worman was writing a book about 19th century guns and had conducted research at the Pony Express Museum. A letter to James Hanson with the Museum of the Fur Trade is also included where Don Reynolds discusses Sharps Rifles/vintage buffalo guns.

Collection

DOCUMENTS

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Don Reynolds, James Hanson, Charles Worman