Product Details
A .31 ETHAN ALLEN PATTERN 1845 SELF-COCKING BAR HAMMER PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX PISTOL, no visible serial number,
circa 1850, with 3 1/2in. fluted barrel group, stamped in one of the flutes 'ALLEN & THURBER WORCESTER', and in another 'S. SPRATLEY GUN MAKER NORFOLK VA.', foliate engraved rounded frame, detachable nipple shield also foliate engraved (faint) and bar hammer, stamped on the left 'ALLEN'S PATENT / 1845' two piece bag shaped grips
Provenance: Allen pepperboxes were among the best selling handguns of their day and produced in substantial numbers, the long period of their manufacture from 1830 to the early 1860's attests to their widespread popularity and commercial success
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Estimate £250-350