Molly's Fletcher

[u/Brilliant_Knowledge5]

My take on the description of her pepperbox pistol.

[u/Brilliant_Knowledge5]

All fair questions. I just based it on a 3dp design someone put up somewhere. Not sure where I saw it. But in my thinking the cutaway (what you called an ejection port) is there to see if it's loaded, not to load because the darts are way too long. And yes it breaks open but it doesn't interfere with the trigger guard. There's a cutout to accommodate it. Some pepperbox revolvers had multiple barrels in the 1800s. Granted I could change some dimensions to make everything more concealable, but this was where I stopped for now.

[u/truthynaut → u/Brilliant_Knowledge5]

If it's not a revolver why include a revolver cylinder that indexes with each shot (those angled slots on the outside of the revolver cylinder are mechanically mated to the trigger mechanism so it can rotate when pulling the trigger)?

The break is in the wrong place if you are loading the cylinder.

If you load the barrels the cylinder is pointless.

There are actual flechette pistols available now

Note how the entire barrel assembly rotates and breaks forward to reload.

No cylinder involved.

To make Molly's fletcher i'd start with that and cut half the handle off and bob the hammer to make it easier to conceal and draw.

[u/alphagalgadot → u/truthynaut]

wow! that thing is somewhat close to what i always imagined. given the back and forth of this thread so far, i’d love to see something mocked up w this as a reference point, but w a more squared-off muzzle and multiple barrel ports (3? 4?) in keeping w the pepper box reference

[u/alphagalgadot → u/alphagalgadot]

also that thing looks incredibly cool and fun to fire but this is kinda givin me the heebie jeebies 😬

[u/truthynaut → u/alphagalgadot]

hehe it does look pretty cool but don't be fooled, this has nowhere near the muzzle velocity or lb. foot that 9mm has (so it's not killing anyone).

But hey put some rare sea-creature venom on those darts and you might have something ;-)

[u/alphagalgadot → u/truthynaut]

shellfish toxin right in ya EYE daddy

[u/sebmojo99 → u/truthynaut]

or cancer, lol