Original U.S. 19th Century Allen & Thurber 1845 Patent Percussion Pepperbox Revolver - Matching Serial 212 Schwarzlose MG Handguard: 4 1/2”L x 6”W

Handguard: 4 1/2”L x 6”W

and this "private purchase" example has a leather liner with an olive brown colored skullcap

It is constructed of black cotton and features original collar tabs

From this time forward the arsenal began to be known by the abbreviation MAS

MANTON & CO

Original U.S. 19th Century Allen & Thurber 1845 Patent Percussion Pepperbox Revolver - Matching Serial 212 Schwarzlose MG Handguard: 4 1/2”L x 6”WOriginal 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, originally setting up shop in Norwich, CT, which as a major gun making center at the