Original U.S. Pre Civil War Bacon & Co. .30cal Underhammer Percussion Pepperbox Revolver in Original Case with Accessories - Matching Serial 26 Russian Artillery Specifications:Blade Length: 5 5/8"Blade Style:

Specifications:Blade Length: 5 5/8"Blade Style: Single Edged KnifeOverall length: 9 3/4”Crossguard: 1 7/8”Scabbard Length: 5 7/8” with belt loop

DIAMETER:  About 6

After researching more we discovered postcards and images all showing a majority of the Kanji better aiding us in fully identifying this piece

Each battalion of a regiment of line infantry maintains a corps of drums which may be 'massed' together on certain occasions

which is the same way the handl is marked

Original U.S. Pre Civil War Bacon & Co. .30cal Underhammer Percussion Pepperbox Revolver in Original Case with Accessories - Matching Serial 26 Russian Artillery Specifications:Blade Length: 5 5/8"Blade Style:Original Item: Only One Available. Pepperbox revolvers were so named because of the similarity of the front view of the weapon was so reminiscent of a Pepper Pot of the time being a circle of round holes. This is a somewhat rare example of a percussion pepperbox in . 30 caliber, made by the relatively short lived "Bacon & Company" founded by Thomas K. Bacon, a very ingenious gunmaker in the mid 19th century, though sadly he never never achieved the