Two narrow cracks run across the top about 1/3 of the way down and an older glue repaired crack near the upper edge and one at the bottom. There is minor wear to the fabric, but there is an old tear across the upper lining of the lid. The velvet lining shows some dirt that will clean. The elliptical cavity molds are almost never seen. The mold is a rare two-cavity mold forming both round and elliptical bullets, but not Minie balls. Cleaning rod, flask and mold are still present, as are some balls and a later tin of percussion caps. This comes cased in its’ original blue velvet lined dark-wood box still with its key.
The screw heads are not buggered up and the Allen & Thurber, Worcester, Patented, 1837, and “cast-steel” barrel stamps are all very legible.
This is a Worcester made gun and has very nice, unmarred grips with good finish, elegant floral scroll engraving on the frame, and even some light traces of blue on the smooth metal barrels and hammer. And finding one in an original casing with the accoutrements is a real find. While belt model sizes are common, these long barrel “he man” dragoon sized pepperboxes almost never show up. 36 caliber pepperboxes show up in early western photographs and are sometimes called “49ers” by collectors. One of the unsung guns that really won the west, these large. Box Cased Allen and Thurber rare dragoon size pepperbox revolver.
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