A very handsome pocket size pepperbox made at the tail end of that model-s production life. While popular in the 1840s the pepperbox design was pretty much obsolete by the 1860s. The Allen and Wheelock partnership formed in 1857 and they concentrated on producing true revolvers of all sizes in the late 1850s and early 1860s. My guess is these LAST production pepperboxes were probably made between 1857 and 1860. They are scarcer than the early patterns and more refined. Less bulky. This one is 100% original, 100% complete, and mechanically perfect. The double action / bar hammer mechanism functions perfectly.

Four shot 31 or 34 caliber with 3 inch barrel cluster. Stamped -ALLEN & WHEELOCK- on one flute and -PATENTED / 1845- on another flute. The left side of the bar hammer is marked -ALLEN'S PATENT. / JAN 18, 1857- . I'm unsure why Allen put this marking on the bar hammer of this gun, as his Jan 18th 1857 patent was for the loading lever on his revolvers. Maybe he just wanted a more recent year presented on his old fashioned guns so the buyer would think it was new and improved. The frame has broad scroll engraving. The backstrap is engraved with waves. Serial number is 404 stamped in one of the barrel flutes.

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