The Perry breech loaders were designed by Alonzo D. Perry who previously worked as a blacksmith in New York in the 1840s and also held other unrelated patents. The Perry Patent Arms Co. was formed in 1853 and failed around 1855. They manufactured a relatively small number of military carbines along with single shot pistols and custom ordered sporting rifles in varying calibers and configurations. All of their firearms are scarce. This rifle has classic scroll engraving on the action components and buttplate, a blade front sight, adjustable rear sight, a partial Remington barrel maker's mark on the left at the breech, German silver wedge escutcheons and pewter forend cap on the forend, the matching serial number on top at the breech and on the lever ("6" double stamped on the latter), "A.D. PERRY/PATENTED/1855" and "PERRY PATENT ARN Co [sic]/NEWARK N.J." on the breech block, and plain buttstock.