This rare and unusual pistol was invented by John P. Lindsay and manufactured in the early 1860s 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, oddly shaped with a stepped down contour with wide flat sides at the breech end half and contoured rounded top with a sighting groove. The rear portion of the barrel, frame sides and part of the back strap are engraved with a floral scroll. The left rear of the barrel is marked "LINDSAY'S/YOUNG-AMERICA/MAN'F'D. BY/J.P. LINDSAY-MAN'FG. CO./NEW-YORK". The top of the barrels is marked "PATENT'D. FEB. 8. 1859/PATENT'D. OCT. 9. 1860". The serial number "23" is marked just ahead of the frame. Fitted with smooth two-piece walnut grips on a square butt.

Very fine. The barrels retain 80% bright original high polish blue finish with some flaking and minor spotting. The frame retains 50% original silver plating with the exposed brass having an untouched patina. The engraving is crisp. The grips are also very fine with a few minor handling marks. Mechanically fine.