Sharps 1859 pepperbox

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I'm not much of a pistol guy but I thought some of you would like to see this. It belongs to a guy my father works with. Sharps 1859 pepperbox. Its a .22 cal, .22lr drops into the chamber without engraving the rifling but I think it would have been chambered for .22 short as the long rifle cartridge did not yet exist at that time. It has a revolving firing pin that works much like a revolver's cylinder. The hammer will not set and the finger that advances the firing pin is so badly worn that the firing pin needs to be turned a little to get the finger to engage it. The grips and grip screw are definitely not original and not well done at all. Its a very cool little pistol indeed. Can anyone tell me more or correct me on anything Ive gotten wrong?

And before anyone asks, it is not for sale!

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Just nitpicking here but it's not a pepperbox. Pepperbox referred to multibarreled revolvers where the barrels rotated like a SA revolver's cylinder. I think your pistol is a derringer.

I agree with Showcase about the grips. They look like they came off a toy. But what a beauty she is!
 
Should post this in antique section. Nice Gun. I think that early .22 ammo was black powder so yes .22 short or long would be only stuff I'd use.
 
I had to see the pic of the pin to understand what you meant by "a revolving firing pin". That was a very clever little design.
 
very cool!
it is a pepperbox you are right.
the gun with missing grips is prob worth about $300-$400 Canadian. to bad its a prohib. I'd love to have one.
 
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