Original U.S. Allen & Thurber of Norwich 1837 Patent .31cal Percussion Pepperbox Revolver - Matching Serial 117 No Return The 2nd Battalion was raised

The 2nd Battalion was raised in 1804 and spent the whole of the Napoleonic War based in Scotland functioning as a training battalion supplying replacement troops to the 1st Battalion

The first USS Henderson (AP-1) was a transport in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II

with almost all of the original nickel plating present

though it most likely needs a cleaning and servicing

Original U.S. Allen & Thurber of Norwich 1837 Patent .31cal Percussion Pepperbox Revolver - Matching Serial 117 No Return The 2nd Battalion was raisedOriginal 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 Grinder of the time being a circle of round holes. This example was made by Ethan Allen of Massachusetts (1808 1871). Allen developed his Gun business by taking his brother in law Charles Thurber as his partner, originally setting up shop in Norwich, CT, which as a major gun making center at