Original U.S. Manhattan Firearms Co. .28cal Percussion Pepperbox Revolver Circa 1857 - Matching Serial 278 Snider Rifles & Bayonets Some of the wood joints

Some of the wood joints are also loose

held in position at the top of the cap by a thread loop and a corresponding button

This was not by accident

The regiment was re-formed by the Honourable East India Company in 1839 as the 2nd Bengal (European) Light Infantry from a nucleus of 1st Bengal (European) Regiment

He had a spell in the City and somewhat unusually

Original U.S. Manhattan Firearms Co. .28cal Percussion Pepperbox Revolver Circa 1857 - Matching Serial 278 Snider Rifles & Bayonets Some of the wood jointsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Pepperbox revolvers were so named because of the similarity of the front view of the weapon was so reminiscent of a Pepper Pot of the time, being a circle of round holes. This example was made by the Manhattan Firearms Manufacturing Company, which was founded by a group of businessmen in 1856, anticipating the expiration of many Colt revolver patents in 1857. Production began immediately at their factory in Norwich,