Cased Six-Barreled Revolving Percussion Pistol ("Pepperbox")
Ethan Allen|Charles T. Thurber
1842–47 · Steel, gold, silver, ivory, wood (rosewood), velvet · Arms and Armor
Invented by the gunmaker Ethan Allen, the pepperbox was the most popular multishot firearm in America and Europe prior to the introduction of Samuel Colt's revolver.
- Artist
- Ethan Allen|Charles T. Thurber
- Date
- 1842–47
- Medium
- Steel, gold, silver, ivory, wood (rosewood), velvet
- Culture
- American, Norwich, Connecticut
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Gift of Eric Vaule, 1990
