Original U.S. Jacob Rupertus .22 Rimfire 8 Shot Pepperbox Revolver in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - Serial 982 Russian Flags 45-5037-AF

45-5037-AF

the Tank und Flieger (TuF) meaning for use against "tank and aircraft"

These flags are rarely encountered and were used by German Harbor pilots for signaling during the Second World War

France War Aid Patch on right shoulder (which may indicate this was a French soldier who served in the US Army)

Overall the pistol is in great condition with almost no pitting

Original U.S. Jacob Rupertus .22 Rimfire 8 Shot Pepperbox Revolver in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - Serial 982 Russian Flags 45-5037-AFOriginal item: One of a Kind. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now