FINE AND HISTORIC CASED ALLEN & THURBER PEPPERBOX OF LT. WILLIAM C. M. LEWIS 10TH US INFANTRY WHO DIED IN MATTAMORAS DURING THE MEXICAN WAR.

SN 17. Cal. 31. This wonderful cased certifiable antique ivory gripped 6-shot pepperbox with 3-1/2″ bbls is inscribed on left grip “W.C.M. LEWIS/U.S.A.”. Gun is typically marked on four bbl flanges “ALLEN & THURBER”, “NORWICH C-T”, “PATENTED 1837”, “CAST STEEL”. The bar hammer is marked on the left side “ALLEN’S PATENT”. Frame and housing are engraved with vine design and blue finished. Casing is lined with blue velvet with a two cavity steel bullet mold, screw driver, rammer, powder flask, box of caps and a functional key. William C.M. Lewis was appointed 1st Lt. of the 10th Regiment of Infantry April 13, 1847. He accompanied his regiment to Mexico only to die of Yellow Fever November 19, 1847 leaving behind a wife and son in Newark, NJ. Lewis had little chance to use his gun explaining the exemplary condition of pistol and casing. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our“Ivory Position Statement”and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object”. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine overall. Gun retains strong traces of original finish. Ivory stocks are fine and well fit. Mechanically pistol functions well. Casing is sound and solid with lining with good color, one small partition is loose, typical soiling on bottom. Tools are in very fine condition matching gun. 4-54443 JS17 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 1364

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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	1364	$6,900.00	FINE AND HISTORIC CASED ALLEN & THURBER PEPPERBOX OF LT. WILLIAM C. M. LEWIS 10TH US INFANTRY WHO DIED IN MATTAMORAS DURING THE MEXICAN WAR. SN 17. Cal. 31. This wonderful cased certifiable antique ivory gripped 6-shot pepperbox with 3-1/2″ bbls is inscribed on left grip “W.C.M. LEWIS/U.S.A.”. Gun is typically marked on four bbl flanges “ALLEN & THURBER”, “NORWICH C-T”, “PATENTED 1837”, “CAST STEEL”. The bar hammer is marked on the left side “ALLEN’S PATENT”. Frame and housing are engraved with vine design and blue finished. Casing is lined with blue velvet with a two cavity steel bullet mold, screw driver, rammer, powder flask, box of caps and a functional key. William C.M. Lewis was appointed 1st Lt. of the 10th Regiment of Infantry April 13, 1847. He accompanied his regiment to Mexico only to die of Yellow Fever November 19, 1847 leaving behind a wife and son in Newark, NJ. Lewis had little chance to use his gun explaining the exemplary condition of pistol and casing. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our“Ivory Position Statement”and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object”. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine overall. Gun retains strong traces of original finish. Ivory stocks are fine and well fit. Mechanically pistol functions well. Casing is sound and solid with lining with good color, one small partition is loose, typical soiling on bottom. Tools are in very fine condition matching gun. 4-54443 JS17 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 1364 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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FINE AND HISTORIC CASED ALLEN & THURBER PEPPERBOX OF LT. WILLIAM C. M. LEWIS 10TH US INFANTRY WHO DIED IN MATTAMORAS DURING THE MEXICAN WAR.