This is a brilliantly designed and handsomely engraved pepperbox pistol by Robbins and Lawrence of Windsor, Vermont, patented in 1849, and made from 1851 to 1854. The innovative and brilliant design which features a turn off barrel for easy loading, and a hinged frame, which drops down for attaching the percussion caps to the 5 nipples. It has a ring trigger double action which does not turn the barrels, but turns the hammer mechanism! The gun fires by pulling an exposed secondary trigger that is on the outside of the ring trigger. The frame is factory engraved, and the gun has walnut grips. Serial number: 1429, .31 caliber. Dimensions: Barrel is 3 ¼ inches, and the gun overall is 9 ½ inches.  Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $25.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. The gun is brown overall. There are spots from rust, but no visible pitting. The action is very tight, and a little hard to rotate, but works accurately and correctly. The ring trigger retains some case hardening. One screw is slightly banged up.