Welcome to at present’s Photo of the Day! Here we’ve one among my favourite matters, the patent dodge! This is the Sharps Model 2 Four Barrel Pepperbox pistol chambered in 30 Rimfire (later referred to as 30 Rimfire Short). These had been launched in 1859 and had been a direct results of dodging Rollin White’s fantastically influential patent of bored-through cylinders. Only an organization like Smith & Wesson had the license to make use of this design which gave them a little bit of an edge (a narrative for one more time). Since this isn’t a revolver it doesn’t have a cylinder AND its barrels themselves don’t rotate. Instead, the firing pin rotates with each cocking motion of the hammer. It is constructed to consistently index in a circle and by no means essentially begin with the identical one until pressured to.
“Manufactured from 1859 to 1874. The pepperbox has the straight standing breech, rounded grip to frame juncture, barrel release on the underside of the frame and smooth grips. The silver plated brass frame features a floral scroll engraving on the sides, rear and lower section of the back strap. A star burst engraving is featured around the sighting groove. The barrel cluster is numbered to the gun. “C. SHARPS/PATENT 1859” is stamped across the hammer screw on the left facet of the body and “C. SHARPS & Co/PHILADA, PA.” (half stays) on the suitable facet.”
Lot 201: Sharps C & Company Pepperbox Pistol 30 Rf – Very Scarce Factory Engraved Sharps Model 2 Four-Barrel Pepperbox Pistol. (n.d.). Rock Island Auction Company. {photograph}. Retrieved February 7, 2023, from https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/60/201/sharps-c-company-pepperbox-pistol-30-rf.
