FINE CASED ALLEN & THURBER PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX.

FINE CASED ALLEN & THURBER PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX. Cal. 32. SN 369. Pocket size pepperbox with 3-1/2” fluted bbl cluster, bar hammer, attached nipple shield and bag shaped grip. The shield & receiver are typically engraved with arabesque patterns. It is accompanied by a fine blue velvet lined walnut box with coffin style raised, carved lid with fluted edges. Also accompanying is a small round brass flask, a wood handled ramrod/wiping jag with brass ferrule and a tiny iron 2-cavity mold. One of the cavities in the mold is for a round ball while the other is an elliptical ball. CONDITION: Bbls retain 95-98% dark original blue, beginning to turn. Nipple shield retains about 90% bright niter blue, and the receiver 15-20% bright original blue with the balance flaked to light patina. Grips are sound and retain virtually all their original varnish. This pistol is probably unfired. Case has a crack in the lid and may have been re-lined a long time ago. Mortised lock is missing one screw. Flask & tools are fine. 4-51504 JR736 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004

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
	579	$0.00	FINE CASED ALLEN & THURBER PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX. Cal. 32. SN 369. Pocket size pepperbox with 3-1/2” fluted bbl cluster, bar hammer, attached nipple shield and bag shaped grip. The shield & receiver are typically engraved with arabesque patterns. It is accompanied by a fine blue velvet lined walnut box with coffin style raised, carved lid with fluted edges. Also accompanying is a small round brass flask, a wood handled ramrod/wiping jag with brass ferrule and a tiny iron 2-cavity mold. One of the cavities in the mold is for a round ball while the other is an elliptical ball. CONDITION: Bbls retain 95-98% dark original blue, beginning to turn. Nipple shield retains about 90% bright niter blue, and the receiver 15-20% bright original blue with the balance flaked to light patina. Grips are sound and retain virtually all their original varnish. This pistol is probably unfired. Case has a crack in the lid and may have been re-lined a long time ago. Mortised lock is missing one screw. Flask & tools are fine. 4-51504 JR736 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004 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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