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hoof hearted · December 22, 2011, 08:30 PM

I have been working with Walt and Boyd at EMF regarding these Pepperbox revolvers. We have plans that go far beyond the prototype that ya'll have seen pictured on their website.

The history goes like this: Based on the above mentioned marriage of a Pepperbox cylinder and a Colt frame, Boud wanted to market a new revolver. The cylinders are being manufactured stateside (not in Italy) and the pictured pistol is just a "Hartford" model 1851 with the arbor tapped for the screw assembly that hold the Pepperbox cylinder on. The screw supports the end of the cylinder by the means of a shouldered bore in the cylinder and is LH threaded. These are bored .386/.387 and are meant to use a patched ball and yes thery are smooth bored. The alignment pins on the front of the frame (which pull right out) have been left in place because they intend to sell this as a "set" having the stock 1851 barrel included.

The Pepperbox (the prototype from their website) arrived today from Boyd and Walt at EMF. Please excuse the cell phone pictures........

The picture above shows the size next to an 1851 sized pistol that was laying on the bench.

This shows the business end.

Here is a shot showing the attachment of the cylinder. Pretty well thought out and LH threaded so it will stay tight.

You can see that there is a shouldered bolt to help support the weight of the cylinder.

You can see that the cylinder is well made.

December 22, 2011, 08:30 PM	#28
hoof hearted Member Join Date: December 21, 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 61	I have been working with Walt and Boyd at EMF regarding these Pepperbox revolvers. We have plans that go far beyond the prototype that ya'll have seen pictured on their website. The history goes like this: Based on the above mentioned marriage of a Pepperbox cylinder and a Colt frame, Boud wanted to market a new revolver. The cylinders are being manufactured stateside (not in Italy) and the pictured pistol is just a "Hartford" model 1851 with the arbor tapped for the screw assembly that hold the Pepperbox cylinder on. The screw supports the end of the cylinder by the means of a shouldered bore in the cylinder and is LH threaded. These are bored .386/.387 and are meant to use a patched ball and yes thery are smooth bored. The alignment pins on the front of the frame (which pull right out) have been left in place because they intend to sell this as a "set" having the stock 1851 barrel included. The Pepperbox (the prototype from their website) arrived today from Boyd and Walt at EMF. Please excuse the cell phone pictures........ The picture above shows the size next to an 1851 sized pistol that was laying on the bench. This shows the business end. Here is a shot showing the attachment of the cylinder. Pretty well thought out and LH threaded so it will stay tight. You can see that there is a shouldered bolt to help support the weight of the cylinder. You can see that the cylinder is well made.