Got a call from an old friends son saying he bought a few items at an estate sale. The kid is gun savvy, in his mid 20's, but raised on Browning rifles and new Colt pistols.
He caught me at a bad time, but what I did get from him is this:
Allen & Thurber
Bar hammer
about .31 caliber
"looks old" (no kidding)
Dirty, looks like it sat in the attic for a good number of years.
Seems to want to function OK.
I told him it probably dates to the mid/late mid 1800's and to just oil it for now until we can find out more. I probably won't see it for months but he's excited now. Anything else I should ask him? Anything more I can tell him?