At first I said bully to them. Much in the manner of that potty mouthed Cartman, "I do what I want!"
Then I got to thinking about it. Sounded more like a challenge than anything else. Were they saying I couldn't make one from scratch just because I liked the strip downs? Well, I would show them!
And guess what, fearless readers? I dooooooood it! I made my very own steampunk Pepperbox! WOOOOT!

First I started with a 5 foot long light weight aluminum pipe, and cut it into about 8 inch sections. That was the hardest part. Then I spray painted the sections a light copper color.
I took these and shoved them into a PVC coupler and bushing which I painted and glued together.
The handle was the hardest part. Took me three days of strenuos shopping to finally find what worked. And here it is. Yes, its a wooden penguin figurine. And it worked wonderfully!

It feels good in the hand too. The aluminum gives it a hefty weight, but not so much that it's impossible to carry around.
Well that's my gun. It was fun to make and it shows the Steam Police that yes I can make one if I want to. Nanner-nanner-boo-boo!
Later taters!