This rare and unusual pistol was invented by John P. Lindsay and manufactured in the early 1860s in extremely limited quantities with only several hundred produced. The pistol has a single barrel that holds two superposed loads. The pistol has two hammers and one trigger enabling the user to fire each charge separately. The barrel is a full octagon with a stepped down contour with wide flat sides at the breech end half and contoured rounded top with a sighting groove. The right rear of the barrel is marked "LINDSAY'S/YOUNG-AMERICAN/MAN'F'D BY/J.P. LINDSAY-MAN'FG CO./NEW-YORK" and features a scroll engraving. The left rear of the barrel is engraved with a flag and shield motif flanked by a large lion and eagle. The bottom barrel flat is marked "PATENT'D. FEB. 8. 1859/PATENT'D. OCT. 9. 1860" and the serial number "208" is marked just ahead of the frame. The brass frame features a scroll and punch dot engraving on the sides and back strap. The serial number is also on the frame under the grips and on the back of both grips. Fitted with smooth two piece grips on a square butt. Complete with its original box with correct label on the inside of the lid, a double face eagle powder flask marked "LINDSAY'S/YOUNG/AMERICA", an iron ramrod and a single cavity brass bullet mold.