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A 120-Bore Percussion Tranter Patent Double-Action Five-Shot Revolver
A 120-Bore Percussion Tranter Patent Double-Action Five-Shot Revolver Retailed By Manton & Son, 6 Dover St., London, No. 13271.T., Circa 1855 With blued octagonal sighted barrel engraved around the muzzle and with scrolling foliage on each side of the breech, blued border engraved top-strap with retailer's details in full, case-hardened cylinder (minor pitting) with knurled forward edge, blued border engraved frame and trigger-guard each decorated with scrolling foliage, hinged blued safety-stop and sprung arbor-pin catch, bright patent rammer engraved with foliage, bright hammer and trigger, chequered figured rounded grip (minor damage) with case-hardened foliate engraved ovoidal butt-cap, and much original finish (some loss of blueing in places), London proof marks 11.5 cm. barrel Footnotes: Provenance Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 26 November 2014, lot 530 John Manton & Son are recorded at 6 Dover Street, London between 1815 and 1878 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
A 120-Bore Percussion Tranter Patent Double-Action Five-Shot Revolver Retailed By Manton & Son, 6 Dover St., London, No. 13271.T., Circa 1855 With blued octagonal sighted barrel engraved around the muzzle and with scrolling foliage on each side of the breech, blued border engraved top-strap with retailer's details in full, case-hardened cylinder (minor pitting) with knurled forward edge, blued border engraved frame and trigger-guard each decorated with scrolling foliage, hinged blued safety-stop and sprung arbor-pin catch, bright patent rammer engraved with foliage, bright hammer and trigger, chequered figured rounded grip (minor damage) with case-hardened foliate engraved ovoidal butt-cap, and much original finish (some loss of blueing in places), London proof marks 11.5 cm. barrel Footnotes: Provenance Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 26 November 2014, lot 530 John Manton & Son are recorded at 6 Dover Street, London between 1815 and 1878 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing