Original 19th Century U.S. Blunt & Syms Medium Frame Underhammer Percussion Pepperbox Revolver with Ivory Grips - Circa 1850 Cannons & Mortars and Brown assumed command

and Brown assumed command

In the trench warfare of the First World War

The sleeve is maker marked J

This is a good replica example manufactured by the well-known Marushin Industry Co

Original 19th Century U.S. Blunt & Syms Medium Frame Underhammer Percussion Pepperbox Revolver with Ivory Grips - Circa 1850 Cannons & Mortars and Brown assumed commandOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a truly lovely example of the unusual system known as the "PEPPERBOX". They were so named because the muzzle is similar in appearance to the business end of a Pepper Pot from the the early days of Queen Victoria: a circle of round holes. All six barrels are contained in one solid "tube" or cylinder of steel revolving as a unit. The system was quickly superseded with the design of the traditional revolver,