Double-action pepperbox revolver with six chambers in its steel cylinder. All the barrels are smooth bore and are cap fired. The barrel and lock are engraved with vines. It has "Allen and Thurber Worcester" and "Patented 1837 Cast Steel" on the cylinder. The pins that hold the grip in place have brass washers.
Context
Owned by Josiah Tilden of Hartford, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1958.14
Source or Donor
Hatch, William Benjamin, Tilden, Carl
Acquisition Method
Gift
Made/Created
Date made
1837
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Pepperbox
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Pistol
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Firearms
Nomenclature Class
Armaments
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
