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Antique Starr 4-Barrel Tip-Up Breech-Loading Pepperbox Pistol

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:550.00 USD
Antique Starr 4-Barrel Tip-Up Breech-Loading Pepperbox Pistol
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Antique Starr 4-Barrel Tip-Up Breech-Loading Pepperbox Pistol, 4th Model, by Eben T. Starr of Yonkers, NY, (mfg'd by Merrill Patent Firearms Co., Baltimore, MD), #2E, .32 RF cal., 2.75" barrel group marked "2/E", has catch underneath; unmarked brass frame has front barrel hinge, left barrel release button, button trigger, rotating firing pin in standing breech, right outside hammer, integral gripstraps, 1-pc. varnished rosewood grips. Mfg'd ca. 1864-69 in approx. 2,000 qty. Condition is near excellent retaining approx. 50% thinning barrel blue with scattered light erosion, frame with 99% nickel. Sound grips show light wear, a few tiny marks and most original varnish. Action is smooth, bores show overall mild erosion and faint rifling. Quite rare. Est.: $800-$1,200. (Antique)