The Little All Right is one of the oddest of palm squeezers. The design was patented by Edward Boardman and Andrew Peavy in 1876, and only several hundred were manufactured. The top of the barrel features a slotted round tube holding a sliding trigger called a "pull". The revolver is held in the palm of the hand with the end of the barrel resting on the middle finger and the trigger finger place above on the "pull." When pulled back the revolver fires. The "pull" also acts as muzzle cover and safety mechanism. It folds down over the muzzle when the gun is not in use. There are correctly no markings on the metal surfaces other than the serial number. It is fitted with hard rubber grips with "LITTLE/ALL/RIGHT/PATENTED/JAN'Y 18/1876" on the left and "ALL RIGHT/FIREARMS/CO./MANUFACTURERS/LAWRENCE/MASS./U.S.A." on the right in raised letters surrounded by wavy lines.
Fine, retains 40% of the original nickel finish with the balance having thinned to mostly a bright grey patina, some very light pitting on the bottom of the frame, and some scattered minor dings. The slightly shrunken and loosely fitting grips are very good with well-defined markings and minimal handling marks. The trigger needs to be manually reset, otherwise functions fine.
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