One of the barrels in the manually revolved barrel group is marked "H. FOX/FREWSBURG. N.Y/CAST STEEL". Horace Fox worked in Frewsburg, New York, starting around 1835, worked in Foxburg (Lynch), Pennsylvania, briefly in the early 1850s, and returned to Frewsburg in 1853 and remained active until 1882. He made some rather ingenious firearms, including a small number of these pepperbox or swivel breech rifles with 3-6 barrels. The breech end of the barrels are numbered "1" through "6", and there is a band towards the muzzles that is fitted with a blade front sight for each barrel also numbered "1" through "6", and a threaded peep and notch sight is fitted to the upper tang. The back action lock and mounts have scroll and border engraving, and the patch/cap box also has a star design. The buttstock is nicely figured.

Very good plus with a mix of fading original finish and smooth gray and brown patina on the barrel group, light original case colors and gray and brown patina on the lock and mounts, oxidation mainly at the heel, and minor overall wear. The stock has a repaired break in the wrist and is otherwise fine and has attractive figure, patches of lost finish, and minor scratches and dings. Mechanically fine.