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SCARCE ANTEBELLUM Antique STOCKING & Co. .31 Perc. PEPPERBOX Point & Shoot ENGRAVED Pre-CIVIL WAR Era 6-Shot BELLY GUN
Guns International #: 103560154 Seller's Inventory #: 259704
Category: Antique Pepperbox - Antique Revolvers - Percussion
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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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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
SCARCE ANTEBELLUM Antique STOCKING & Co. .31 Perc. PEPPERBOX Point & Shoot
ENGRAVED Pre-CIVIL WAR Era 6-Shot BELLY GUN
Here Ancestry Guns presents an antique Engraved Stocking & Co. Single Action Pocket-Sized Percussion Pepperbox Revolver, manufactured circa 1849-1852 in Worcester, Massachusetts. The pepperbox revolving pistol is a classic American firearm that dominated the personal protection market for some two decades between the mid-1830s and the mid-1850s. These guns were single action, bar hammer pistols with 6-shot ribbed barrel clusters that were typically between 3” and 6” in length. The guns were available in .28, .31 and .36 caliber variants, and were produced with and without a nipple shield around the breech. Most were manufactured with nipples that were integral with the barrels, but removable nipples versions were made on a limited basis.
Standard finish was blued barrels and frames with a case hardened hammer and two-piece walnut grip. The guns were batch or assembly numbered, and no records survive to indicate the total number of arms produced. According to Frank Seller’s “American Gunsmiths” the firm was only in business between 1849 and 1852, and it is generally believed that only a few hundred Stocking & Company pepperboxes were produced. Today, the Stocking & Company pepperboxes are quite rare and are prized additions to collections of American made pepperbox pistols.
The overall condition is good. Gray patina throughout. The grips show wear from expected use. Markings remain legible. Engravings are lightly worn. Missing and flattened nipples. The action functions with a weak lock-up and intermittent timing issues. The bores are dark but good for their ages. The triggerguard is loose at the rear.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 3-3/8 inches.
Caliber: .28 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1800
#259704
SOLD
Antique: Yes