3612 EXCEPTIONAL CASED ALLEN & THURBER BABY DRAGOON

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This item SOLD at 2021 May 23 @ 19:20UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 1,000.00 USD
Estimated at 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
PEPPERBOX REVOLVER. Cal. 34. S# 220. 9” Overall, 4.5” six-bbl. cluster pepperbox w/ nipple shield marked on 2 bbl. ribs “ALLEN & THURBER WORCESTER MASS” & “PATENTED 1837 CAST STEEL”. Bar hammer is marked on left side “ALLEN’S PATENT”. Bbl., frame & mountings are all blued steel. Hammer is casehardened. 2 Piece grips are varnished walnut. Walnut beveled casing is red velvet lined & compartmentalized for pistol, 2-cavity mold, red Moroccan leather veneered 3 compartment ovoid flask, balls, wood handled cleaning rod, worm & 2 loose nipples. CONDITION: bbl. retains 80% thin blue w/ plum overall. 50%+ Blue on frame & mountings, virtually all varnish retained. Casing is fine, slight warpage. Lining fine. Mold is fine w/ polished steel. Flask is fine w/ good bright leather cover w/ patinaed brass. All-in-all a superior cased pepperbox rarely seen. (01-18844/JS). ANTIQUE. $2,000-4,000.