Original British Victorian .36cal Pepperbox Percussion Revolver with Birmingham Proofs - circa 1850 Category_Brunswick Guns Overall length of the pistol

Overall length of the pistol is 16 inches

marked to the State of California

The section measures approximately 3 ¾” x 5” and is mounted on a 6 ⅜” x 4” rectangular base

Codenamed Operation Urgent Fury by the U

but without the insignia on the first example

Original British Victorian .36cal Pepperbox Percussion Revolver with Birmingham Proofs - circa 1850 Category_Brunswick Guns Overall length of the pistolOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice 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 The system was quickly superseded with the design of the traditional revolver, using