Original 19th Century British Pepperbox Double-Action Percussion Revolver circa 1840 OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT the gun was mounted on

the gun was mounted on a bipod or tripod and fed by an ammunition belt

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Pressure from a metal stylus caused the backing paper to become transparent

The silk is torn in a couple areas but is retained at about 80%

He was an engineer for Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1930's

Original 19th Century British Pepperbox Double-Action Percussion Revolver circa 1840 OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT the gun was mounted onOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the unusual system known as the "PEPPERBOX". The muzzle is similar to the business end of a Pepper Pot of the the early days of Queen Victoria. All six barrel contained in one solid "tube" of steel revolving as a unit. The system was quickly superceded with the design of the tradition revolver using a rotating chamber and a single barrel in the 1840s. Pepper boxes as such were short