"G FISHER/NY" and "WARRANTED" marked on the top barrel flat at the breech. Air guns of this style were used primarily for indoor gallery target shooting as produced during the Civil War era. This gallery air gun has a swivel breech, octagon barrel chambered in approximately .30 caliber/7.5 mm with a smooth bore, dovetail mounted blade front sight and notch rear sight, and is mounted with a walnut forend and buttstock with a checkered wrist. It functions through the use of hand crank (not included) that is attached the right side for cocking in order to fill the cylinder reservoir, and upon pulling the trigger the spring loaded piston releases. Flourishes of scroll pattern engraving on the fittings. Circular brass collection tag marked "R.D. BEEMAN/PRIVATE/COLLECTION/092" hanging from the trigger guard. Absent elevation screw on the rear sight. This exact air gun is photographed and described on page 99 of "Blue Book of Airguns, Thirteenth Edition". Provenance: The Dr. Robert D. Beeman Collection

Very good with smooth brown and gray patina overall with scattered light pitting, and defined engraving. The wood is also very good with numerous scattered scratches and dents. Mechanically untested.