A Cased 50-Bore Percussion Six-Shot Pepperbox Revolver Retailed By Purdey, London, Mid-19th Century

scroll engraved foliate trigger-guard action barrels foliage oval improving nipple-shield butt-cap london purdey escutcheon breeches pistol safety-catch stamped vacant silver brass retailed mid-19th bar-hammer damage secondary date wear circular proof percussion six-shot pepperbox revolver century fluted muzzles numbered signed revolving thumbpiece unusually decorated swan hinged butt-trap cover finely chequered rounded butt minor split number 2088 later rust patination associated lined fitted mahogany case compartment replaced accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask cylindrical form split-ring suspension retaining lacquered finish interior facsimile maker's trade label exterior 50-bore cased marks