ANTIQUE ENGLISH PIN-FIRE PEPPERBOX CIRCA 1860

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VERY RARE AND HIGH QUALITY ENGLISH PEPPERBOX REVOLVER CIRCA 1860. THE PIN-FIRE SYSTEM GAINED LITTLE SUCCESS IN ENGLAND, AS SUCH ENGLISH MADE EXAMPLES ARE QUITE SCARCE. DISTINCTIVE ENGLISH STYLE BAG SHAPED GRIPS AT A STEEPER ANGLE THAN CONTINENTAL EXAMPLES. BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS. CHARCOAL BLUE BARREL GROUP. FRAME WITH HIGH QUALITY ENGRAVING OVERALL. FINELY CHECQUERED  GRIPS. UNUSUAL LOADING GATE / EJECTOR ROD WHICH IS ALL ONE PIECE AND SITS IN A SPRUNG LOADED TUBE TO THE SIDE OF THE FRAME. IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. IN SUPERB OVERALL CONDITION, CLEAN AND CRISP. SIX SHOT 7mm PIN-FIRE, THE BARRELS JUST 45 mm LONG.  FINE ENGLISH PISTOL OF THE BEST QUALITY.