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ANTIQUE Allen & Thurber WORCHESTER PERIOD Bar Hammer PEPPERBOX Revolver First American Double Action Revolving Pistol
Guns International #: 101589744 Seller's Inventory #: 201270
Category: Antique Pepperbox - Allen & Thurber & Co.
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Description:
ANTIQUE Allen & Thurber WORCHESTER PERIOD Bar Hammer PEPPERBOX Revolver
First American Double Action Revolving Pistol
Here we present an antique Allen & Thurber Bar Hammer 5-shot Pepperbox pistol. It was during the Worchester period that the five-shot pepperbox was introduced. This revolving pistol had percussion nipples integrated to the barrels. Made with a bar hammer and standard trigger, models have been encountered with or without an integral nipple shield and .32 was the most common caliber. The five barrel is relatively rare compared to the six-barrel models. While simplifying shooting (no manual cocking of the hammer), the bar hammer did preclude the inclusion of usable sights. However, this early example of a double-action pistol must have been quite a selling point. As these were considered “point and shoot” short range defensive weapons or “belly guns”, the market did not seem to object to the limitation of not having sights.
Ethan Allen was already a prolific inventor and successful businessman in the 1830s when he came up with this design. This percussion, five-shot, double-action pocket revolver was a very popular pistol that was produced in Worcester, Massachusetts. It’s a 32-caliber pepperbox with a revolving screw off fluted barrel and has factory engravings in a floral motif executed on both sides of the frame. Made from 1847-1854, these pistols enjoyed even greater popularity than Sam Colt’s first pistol. The history that these pistols enjoyed over the years is astounding: the Seminole Wars, Gold Rush, Mexican War and American Civil War. These guns are true relics of American history.
The overall condition is fine. Original blue finish. The action is strong. The bores are in good shape. Traditional floral engravings adorn the frame and remain sharp. Both grips are firm with a smooth bright finish. This is a great example of Ethan Allen’s famous pepperbox pistol!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 2-1/2 inches.
Caliber: .32 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1675
#201270
SOLD
Antique: Yes