Pepperbox pistol, percussion, complete except for grips. Allen Pepperbox, marked "Allen's Patent" on left side of hammer. 6 shot, Caliber .31. Self-cocking, bar hammer, round ribbed barrels. Non-functional, heavily corroded.
Donor:
R. W. Hanna
Collection place:
Modoc County, California
Culture or time period:
Modoc and United States Historic
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Placeholder record (no associated object)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1929
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)