Project Description
!!!!!RETURNED TO CONSIGNOR!!!!! This is a 1/3 scale flintlock pepperbox revolver made by master gunsmith Andrew Dyson in England. 3 5/8″ long overall with six 1 1/16″ long screw off barrels of about about .148 caliber. The barrels would have been unscrewed with a special spanner wrench which is not included. The frame looks to be made of solid silver, but may be a very heavy silver plate. The right side of the frame engraved with shields & spears. The left side engraved with a flower, spears, flags, and marked “TWIGG”. The silver recoil shield engraved in a vine pattern. The trigger guard engraved with shields & spears as well is the upper tang. The barrels, trigger, hammer, frizzen and screws are finished in a beautiful fire blue. The one piece pistol grip is beautifully inlaid with silver wire scroll as well as silver pins. The butt of the pistol grip with a high relief engraved silver gargoyle. The barrels are numbered 1 through 6 and screw into the revolving cylinder which is also correspondingly numbered. There is some engraving on the sides of the hammer, the top jaw, and a heart engraved on the forward top of the frizzen. The hammer has both half & full cock. This piece, like it full size counterpart, must be manually indexed. Beautifully made and finished! Near mint condition showing only the faintest signs of handling. Includes a generic glass topped mahogany hinged top casing with magnetic latches. The interior French fit & lined in black felt. (Not Shown). Stock # BA-03.
