REMINGTON RIFLE CANES - .31 PERCUSSION Description
different handle configurations include right angle, bulbous head, ball and claw (exceedingly rare), large dog's head, full curve with short and long upper shaft, other non-factory handle configurations (ivory, silver, gold) are known, cane coverings are black Gutta-Percha, black rifle cane coverings frequently turn brown with age and exposure to sunlight. Only about 300 percussion cane guns were made prior to the Civil War. Initially called Remington's New Patent Gun Cane.
Percussion rifle canes converted to .32 centerfire have been observed, but cannot be verified as factory conversions.