Original U.S. Manhattan Firearms Co. .28cal Percussion Pepperbox Revolver Circa 1857 - Matching Serial 278 Snider Rifles & Bayonets Some of the wood joints

Some of the wood joints are also loose

Its 733d Bombardment Squadron completed 82 consecutive missions without a loss

when a new design incorporating the new colors was approved

The Lock Plate is marked (CROWN) / G

This was not by accident

Original U.S. Manhattan Firearms Co. .28cal Percussion Pepperbox Revolver Circa 1857 - Matching Serial 278 Snider Rifles & Bayonets Some of the wood jointsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Pepperbox revolvers were so named because of the similarity of the front view of the weapon was so reminiscent of a Pepper Pot of the time, being a circle of round holes. This example was made by the Manhattan Firearms Manufacturing Company, which was founded by a group of businessmen in 1856, anticipating the expiration of many Colt revolver patents in 1857. Production began immediately at their factory in Norwich,