Allen & Wheelock Large Frame Pocket Revolver
Courtesy Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Double-action pocket revolver chambered for .34-caliber percussion. Octagon barrel from 3" to 5" in length. No sights. The 5-shot unfluted cylinder was game scene engraved. Finish blued. Rounded walnut grips. Bar-type hammer. First conventional revolver manufactured by this company. Directly influenced by pepperbox pistol, for which Ethan Allen had become famous. Marked, "Allen & Wheelock" as well as "Patented April 16, 1845". Approximately 1,500 manufactured between 1857 and 1860.
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