Pepperbox, percussion. Belgian, "Mariette" system pepperbox. Four round, unribbed barrels, caliber around 9mm. Self cocking, ring trigger. Marked with Liege proof marks, and barrels numbered 1 through 4. No maker's marks. Very early style made ca. 1840.
Donor:
William A. Setchell
Collection place:
Belgium
Collector:
William A. Setchell
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1922
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)