Description

An Irish 54-Bore Six-Shot Percussion Pepperbox Revolver by Wm. & Jn. Rigby, Dublin, Circa 1845. With detachable case-hardened fluted barrel-block engraved with characteristic foliage in front of each nipple and on the rib between each muzzle, the spindle also serving as a ramrod, stamped with Irish registration marks ‘DU2677’ border engraved case-hardened nipple-shields each decorated with foliage and retained by two screws, bar-hammer en suite, border engraved blued rounded action signed in gothic script on a scroll amid foliage over each side, blued grip and trigger-guard (small area of pitting and loss on bow) engraved with foliage en suite, thumbpiece safety-catch and trigger, chequered figured rounded grips, retaining areas of original finish: in associated wooden box with flush fitting brass escutcheon, lined in green baize with accessories including three-way flask, bullet mould, nipple key and percussion caps.