The Darling Pepperbox Revolver

A replica of The Darling Pepperbox revolver.

The Darling pepperbox revolver was a short, multi-barrel handgun whose cluster of barrels, each holding a single shot, rotated as the weapon was fired—unlike later revolvers that used a single rotating cylinder. Popular in the mid-1800s as inexpensive, close-range self-defense pistols, pepperboxes offered multiple shots without reloading. The Darling version was developed by brothers Barton and Benjamin M. Darling of Bellingham, Massachusetts, who later operated in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. They were granted a U.S. patent for their design on April 13, 1836, and surviving examples of their work are marked “B. & B.M. DARLING PATENT,” a hallmark found on pieces preserved in museum collections.

Printed in Bambu Lab PLA Metal - Iron Gray Metallic, glued together with Superglue and Bob Smith Industries accelerator (the best stuff in the world!), painted with silver spray paint, and weathered with a mixture of brown and black acrylic paint. The handle parts were painted with a light brown spray paint, then alcohol markers.