This is one of an estimated 2,000 pepperboxes in .22 caliber manufactured by Tipping & Lawden. The left side of the frame is marked "TIPPING & LAWDEN / SHARPS' PATENT" around the hammer screw, and the right side is unmarked. There are pairs of small British proofs on each side in the flutes. The serial number is on the bottom of the barrels. It features fancy gutta percha grips with acanthus leaf scrollwork.

Fine with 30% original blue finish remaining on the barrels, traces of original silver plating in the protected areas, gray patina and minor oxidation on the remaining iron, and dark aged patina on the brass. The left grip is good with moderate smoothing and aging, and the right grip is fair with several cracks and some smoothing. Mechanically excellent.