FINE CASED 4-BARREL PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX.

FINE CASED 4-BARREL PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX. SN NSN. Cal. 44. Fine American style pepperbox with 2-1/2″ Damascus individual screw bbls with rnd engraved action & French walnut bag shaped grip with engraved diamond shaped escutcheons. It is dbl action only with ring trigger that rotates bbls & retracts hammer to a point where hammer is released & fires the bbl in bottom position. Accompanied by, what appears to be, its orig green felt lined, rosewood casing, French fitted in bottom for the pistol, a wonderful gunstock silver flask with brass collar & spout and blued spring, a tiny single cavity ball mold without sprue cutter, a lacquered tin of Eley caps & a Hawksley pewter oil bottle. Right front has a covered rifle stock shaped compartment containing an unusual combination screwdriver/nipple wrench, a wood handled combination cleaning rod/ram rod with brass collar & several lead balls. PROVENANCE: Dr. Frank Miller Estate Collection. CONDITION: Pistol is fine. Bbls retain most of their Damascus pattern with frame & back strap a silver metal color. Grips are sound with minor nicks & scratches & retain most of their orig varnish. Flask is extremely fine retaining most of its orig factory polish with bright blue on spring. Other parts & implements are equally fine. 4-35749 JR401 (2,500-4,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2428	$3,392.50	FINE CASED 4-BARREL PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX. SN NSN. Cal. 44. Fine American style pepperbox with 2-1/2″ Damascus individual screw bbls with rnd engraved action & French walnut bag shaped grip with engraved diamond shaped escutcheons. It is dbl action only with ring trigger that rotates bbls & retracts hammer to a point where hammer is released & fires the bbl in bottom position. Accompanied by, what appears to be, its orig green felt lined, rosewood casing, French fitted in bottom for the pistol, a wonderful gunstock silver flask with brass collar & spout and blued spring, a tiny single cavity ball mold without sprue cutter, a lacquered tin of Eley caps & a Hawksley pewter oil bottle. Right front has a covered rifle stock shaped compartment containing an unusual combination screwdriver/nipple wrench, a wood handled combination cleaning rod/ram rod with brass collar & several lead balls. PROVENANCE: Dr. Frank Miller Estate Collection. CONDITION: Pistol is fine. Bbls retain most of their Damascus pattern with frame & back strap a silver metal color. Grips are sound with minor nicks & scratches & retain most of their orig varnish. Flask is extremely fine retaining most of its orig factory polish with bright blue on spring. Other parts & implements are equally fine. 4-35749 JR401 (2,500-4,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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