Original 19th Century U.S. Manufactured J.R. Cooper Style Underhammer Pepperbox Percussion Revolver - circa 1850 Original Machine Guns and maker marked on the

and maker marked on the left side clip with M1/83 for W(illy) Annetsberger of München

though there is no date

with ribbon

with much of the original paint on the handle and blade present

relieving the 10th Cavalry

Original 19th Century U.S. Manufactured J.R. Cooper Style Underhammer Pepperbox Percussion Revolver - circa 1850 Original Machine Guns and maker marked on theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a truly lovely example of the unusual system known as the "PEPPERBOX". The muzzle is similar to the business end of a Pepper Pot Box of the the early 19th Century. All six barrels are contained in one solid "tube" or cylinder of steel revolving as a unit. The system was quickly superseded with the design of the traditional revolver, using a rotating chamber and a single barrel in the 1840 1850s. Pepper boxes