Pair of Allen & Thurber percussion pistols, second model United States 1845

Pair of Allen & Thurber percussion pistols, second model
United States 1845
Steel and ivory
Length: 13cm; Barrel L.: 5.1cm – Cal. : 31


Cannons with sides then round, blued, registered; smooth souls.
Carcasses in polished steel and engraved with scrolls.
Bar hammer type hammers engraved ALLEN'S PATENT 1845. Original chimneys.
Single-shot, double-action operation.
Large blued bridges, one of which is registered.
Original ivory plates.

Very good state of preservation. Mirror cannons.

Ref. : 2471

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