6 shot .36 caliber percussion pepperbox by Allen & Thurber (Worcester). Barrel flute bears 1837 patent date, hammer is marked "Allen's Patent"

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Title: 6 shot .36 caliber percussion pepperbox by Allen & Thurber (Worcester). Barrel flute bears 1837 patent date, hammer is marked "Allen's Patent"
Description: Pistol, 1837
Bibliographic Citation: By Hatchetfish - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1982891
Creator: Hatchetfish
Type: image
Language: English
Rights: CC BY-SA 3.0
Source: By Hatchetfish - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1982891
Original Item: sjsu-library.github.io
Identifier: unionist--image-0239
IIIF Manifest: https://sjsu-library.github.io/unionist/img/derivatives/iiif/unionist--image-0239/manifest.json
Category: Image
Related Transcription: unionist--text-0328
Location of Related Text in Issue: 1834-04-10 p.03.28
Caption: While the circumstances of John Richard Wiggins' tragic murder remain unsolved - the coldest of cold cases - he died from a gunshot wound.