Allen & Thurber Dragoon Pepperbox

.36 caliber. 5.5" ribbed barrel cluster. SN: 150. No finish remaining, varnished smooth walnut two-piece grips. Double action percussion pepperbox with ribbed 6-barrel cluster, engraved frame and recoil shield, spur triggerguard and no sights. Barrel marked on two of the ribs PATENTED 1837 CAST STEEL and ALLEN & THURBER WORCESTER. Left side of bar hammer marked ALLEN'S PATENT. Matching serial number 150 in triggerguard, on upper rear of barrel breech, on left of frame under the grip and in both grips. A solid example of the somewhat uncommon large and heavy "Dragoon" sized pepperbox. From the Collection of Charles Worman, co-author of the two volume set Firearms of the American West.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

From the Collection of Charles Worman