Original U.S. Allen & Thurber 1837 Patent .31cal Percussion Pepperbox Revolver - Matching Serial 73 MG 15 trials were conducted to compare

trials were conducted to compare the Brunswick rifle against the Baker rifle

There is also a faint 56 in a circle stamped on one of the fingers

and the blades still have the original profile

but this has all but worn away

Original U.S. Allen & Thurber 1837 Patent .31cal Percussion Pepperbox Revolver - Matching Serial 73 MG 15 trials were conducted to compareOriginal 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 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, and they moved the plant to Worcester, Mass. Ethan Allen, no relation to the