Original British Victorian Nickel Silver Framed Pepperbox Percussion Revolver with Birmingham Proofs - circa 1855 Antique Wheellock Firearms when Khmer Rouge insurgents were

when Khmer Rouge insurgents were threatening the capital of Phnom Penh

Also includes oil bottle and pull-through in butt compartment

so this looks to be a late war replacement

leaving little wood joining it to rest of the stock

Original British Victorian Nickel Silver Framed Pepperbox Percussion Revolver with Birmingham Proofs - circa 1855 Antique Wheellock Firearms when Khmer Rouge insurgents wereOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a truly lovely example of the unusual system known as the "PEPPERBOX". The muzzle is similar to the business end of a Pepper Pot of the the early days of Queen Victoria. All six barrels are contained in one solid "tube" or cylinder of steel revolving as a unit. The system was quickly superseded with the design of the traditional revolver, using a rotating chamber and a single barrel in the 1840 1850s. Pepper