POTD: Rupertus Experimental Breechloader – Civil War Carbine

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have an experimental Rupertus breech-loading percussion pistol-carbine with detachable stock, likely an attempt at securing a Civil War carbine contract. This prototype features…

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POTD: The Rupertus Pepperbox – An Pint Size 1860s Pocket Pistol

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! The Rupertus Pepperbox, patented in 1864 and manufactured in Philadelphia by Jacob Rupertus’s Patent Pistol Manufacturing Company, represented an innovative approach to self-defense firearms. This…

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