Lot 5177 ALLEN & THURBER SILVER GRIPPED PEPPERBOX PISTOL.

Cal. 31. S# 58. 7.5"overall, 3.5" 6-barrel cluster, "ALLEN & THURBER WORCESTER" & "PATENTED 1837 CAST STEEL" stamped on two adjacent barrel ribs, "ALLEN'S PATENT" stamped on left side of bar hammer, engraved frame and screwed on nipple shield, double action, rarely seen engraved cast German silver 2-piece Allen grips with matching S#s. CONDITION: good overall, cleaned, pitted gray patina, barrel markings & engraving weak but mostly discerned. PROVENANCE: Butterfield & Butterfield Auction, lot 2177, 12-6-2005. (01-28106/JS). ANTIQUE. $800-1,200.
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