Cival War Era Photographs

On which Allen pistols or revolvers can be seen

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This page shows a collection of mainly Civil War era pictures but there are also some older pictures from the goldrush era.  The images are showcasing individuals holding a pistol, or a revolver identified as an Allen production.  The majority of the images have been found on various internet sites. 

 

If you have a Civil War era picture showing an Allen pistol, revolver or rifle not listed below, and you would like to share it for publication on this page, I would be grateful if you could send me a message through the contact form.

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Images with Allen percussion pistols

Confederate soldier with an Allen barhammer pistol
Confederate soldier holding a cocked Allen shotgun hammer boot pistol
Man holding an Allen double barrel single trigger pistol
Unidentified soldier with Allen Shotgun hammer boot pistol
Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with secession badge armed with a musket and an Allen shotgun hammer boot pistol
Rebel with huge Bowie knife and an Allen barhammer pistol
Civil War soldier Sullivan Ballou with an Allen barhammer pistol
Texas Jack Vermillion with a shotgun hammer boot pistol
Man with fashionable tie holding an Allen barhammer pistol
Jay-hawker John Doy (on chair) just liberated by fellow members of the Free State Forces - The second man from the left having a barhammer muff pistol hanging around his neck

Images with Allen pepperboxes / Gold rush and frontier men

A California gold rush prospector with shovel, knive and pepperbox

The pepperbox was the arm of choice for gold prospectors looking for an efficient life and property protection. It gave the prospector significant and fast firepower extremely efficient on short range.  

Heavily armed adventurer with revolver, two pepperboxes and a rifle
Frontierman around 1847 with pepperbox and rifle
Likely to be two gold rush prospectors, one holding an Allen pepperbox
Another heavily armed adventurer or prospector

Images with Allen pepperboxes / Civil war

Two Confederate Soldiers from Tennessee - One with a 6 shot pepperbox
Civil War Soldier with a shotgun, a sword and two holstered pepperboxes
Man holding an Allen 5-shot pepperbox
Man with an Allen 6-shot Worcester standard six shot pepperbox with flutted barrels
A kid with an Allen pepperbox
Confederate "gentleman soldier" with two Allen pepperboxes
An Union Infantry man armed with revolver and pepperbox
Soldier with an 6 Shot Allen pepperbox
Rare picture of an afro-american soldier having an Allen pepperbox in his vest, a huge shotgun and a bowie knife

Images with Allen percussion revolvers

Massachusetts Light Artillery crew with A&W Sidehammer Navy Revolvers
Two Civil War soldiers armed with A&W Sidehammer Belt revolvers
Corporal Peter Morse, Co.F, 2nd regiment Michigan Volunteers Cavalry holding an A&W Centerhammer Army percussion revolver
Private Duncan Ross, Co.D, 2nd regiment Michigan Volunteers Cavalry very well equiped with an A&W Centerhammer Army percussion revolver and a Colt revolving rifle
Unidentified soldier with an A&W Sidehammer Belt revolver
Second Lt. William Rhodes of Co.B.8th Regt Infantry, Mass.Vol. Militia armed with an A&W Sidehammer Navy revolver
Only 15 years old when he enlisted in 1862, Private Ephraim Kale, Co. I , Catawba Marksmen, 49th NC State Troops holding an A&W sidehammer Belt revolver
Soldier with an A&W Sidehammer Pocket revolver
Civil War soldier with an Allen & Wheelock side-hammer belt revolver
A confederate soldier with an A&W sidehammer Belt revolver
Man showing an A&W Sidehammer Navy revolver
Young private with an A&W sidehammer Belt Revolver
Soldier with A&W Sidehammer Belt revolver

Images with Allen cartridge revolvers

Captain Augustine L. Hamilton of Co. 1, 6th Regt. Mass. Vol. Inf. holding a cocked A&W Lipfire Army revolver
Soldier from an artillery regiment armed with a first model Allen & Wheelock 32rf sidehammer revolver
Union Soldier wearing a slouch hat holding 2 revolvers of which a late model A&W sidehammer 22rf revolver
Civil War soldier holding an early third model Allen & Wheelock 22rf sidehammer revolver
Young Confederate recruit with a second model A&W sidehammer 22rf revolver
Soldier with an A&W 32rf Sidehammer revolver
Civil War soldier holding a late model Allen & Wheelock 22rf Sidehammer revolver
Man holding a 2nd model Allen & Wheelock 32rf sidehammer revolver
Soldier of the 26th NY Infantry Regiment with an A&W 2nd model 32rf sidehammer revolver in his belt
Union soldier Abraham Hoofnail with an A&W sidehammer 32RF revolver and a bowie knive
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