Original U.S. Allen & Thurber of Worcester 1837 Patent Large .36cal Percussion Pepperbox Revolver - Matching Serial 107 German SS The 42" smooth bore barrel

The 42" smooth bore barrel is faintly marked with an [18]23 date on the tang

with the rest now displaying a lovely golden patina

Unfortunately the original leather straps were replaced post war with rubber ones

During the reorganization of the Army in the late 1950s

The World at War

Original U.S. Allen & Thurber of Worcester 1837 Patent Large .36cal Percussion Pepperbox Revolver - Matching Serial 107 German SS The 42" smooth bore barrelOriginal Item: Only One Available. Pepperbox revolvers were so named because of the similarity of the front view of the weapon was so reminiscent of a Pepper Pot Grinder of the time being a circle of round holes. This example was made by Ethan Allen of Massachusetts (1808 1871). Allen developed his Gun business by taking his brother in law Charles Thurber as his partner, originally setting up shop in Norwich, CT, which as a major gun making center at