HuntingNet.com Forums - BigJ's "Show & Tell" (Early Percussion)

Ok,

I've been asked to share some of my collection with you all and thought I'd start out with some of my earliest pieces. Well see how this goes and perhaps I will post more.

So..... here are a few pics of some early percussion guns.

1st up is an mid 1800's Allen and Thurber pepper box pistol, this is a six barreled revolver where the entire barrel assembly rotates.
It's complete with tools, bullet mold, powder horn, ram rodand even some bullets tucked away in that compartment on the right.

Next up is another pepper box pistol, same age (mid 1800's). This is also a Allen and Thurber but this pistol was sold under the name J.G. Bolen. This was a retailer in New York City back in the 1800's and they would market and sell the pistols. This is also a complete set with presentation box and is adorned with sterling silver grips but I especially like the advertisement on the lid of the box. I like the "For housekeepers, travelers, captains and others" slogan.

Next up is a mid 1800's Allen and Wheelock side hammer pistol. This is a very small revolver and has an engraved cylinder like the Colt Navy pistol.

This gives you an idea of how small it is...

This is the Colt model 1851 Navy, I posted on the other thread. This pistol is very dear to me, it was given to me by my late Father-in-law just prior to his passing. It's all original, fully functional (all my guns are) with all numbers matching and carved ivory grips.

Switching to a couple long guns, this is a Springfield model 1863 type II rifle. These were produced from 1864-1865 (mine was 1864) and was the main battle rifle during the civil war and last of the percussion rifles, it's all original with bayonet.

Last but certainly not least is an original 1770's Tower flintlock. It's difficult to put an exact date on these rifles but I've narrowed it down to the late 1700's in or around the Revolutionary war.

EDIT: I forgot all about this one! It's another Allen & Thurber mid 1800's side by side pistol. One pull of the trigger shoots one barrel and another pull shoots the other. Whichever hammer is cocked first is the one that falls with the first pull of the trigger.

Thanks for looking!!