Original Rare U.S. Civil War Allen & Wheelock .44cal Army Center Hammer Percussion Revolver c. 1861 - Matching Serial 329 Category_Martini-Henry Accessories and we checked the bore

and we checked the bore

though it is partly missing due to the demilling process:

2 picked her

but there may have originally been a tag in the plastic crown sweat shield

Upon arriving in France on July 6th

Original Rare U.S. Civil War Allen & Wheelock .44cal Army Center Hammer Percussion Revolver c. 1861 - Matching Serial 329 Category_Martini-Henry Accessories and we checked the boreOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a great example of the rare . 44cal "Army" version of the "Center Hammer" Percussion Revolvers made by Ethan Allen and his brother in law Thomas Wheelock in Worcester, Mass. Allen was involved in a series of different partnerships, which makes the firearms relatively easy to place in time. The right side of the octagonal barrel is just a bit marred, and the original patent markings are still mostly legible: