What's this antique gun's name?

vcool

Title says it. What's this http://www.strangepolice.com/content/item/142197.html#theContent



Anyone knows?

TomDunne

It's a pepper-box revolver. Can't really guess as to the manufacturer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper-box

*edit*

Upon further review, I think it's a .36 cal Allen & Thurber, from the pre-Civil War US. Probably late 1830s-early 1840s.

jrs100000

Its a pepperbox revolver http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper-box

Edit: arg! beater by seconds

vcool

Thanks guys, you're awesome!

I was actually looking for some classification of these.

Rwolf

Wow a gun I think I would enjoy modeling hehe.