Allen & Thurber "Baby Dragoon" Pepperbox
Sale 2030 - Arms, Armor and Militaria
Oct 23, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$800 -
$1,200
Lot Description
Allen & Thurber "Baby Dragoon" Pepperbox
.32 caliber. 4.5" fluted barrels. SN: O 165. Blued finish, color casehardened hammer, smooth varnished two-piece walnut grips. Double action bar hammer percussion pepperbox with engraved frame and recoil shield, fluted six barrel cluster and no sights. Barrel marked in one of the flutes ALLEN & THURBER WORCESTER on the left side of the bar hammer ALLENS PATENT/1845. Matching serial number 165 inside triggerguard, on frame under left grip, on upper breech of barrel and inside both grips. A very nice condition larger than average Allen & Thurber pepperbox often referred to as a "Baby Dragoon" as it is larger than the medium frame guns but not the size of an actual "Dragoon" 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
Condition Report
Very good. Bores moderately oxidized with some pitting. Barrels with some very nice thinning blue remaining, blending with an attractive plum patina. Frame and recoil shield with crisp engraving and an attractive thin brown patina. Mechanically functional action. Grips with some light wear, dents and dings and much of their varnish remaining.
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