Fine Modern & Antique Arms - December 2024 : Sale A1224 Lot 630
A SCARCE 54-BORE PERCUSSION REEVESS PATENT DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER, serial no. 1029,

Product Details

* A SCARCE 54-BORE PERCUSSION 'REEVES'S PATENT' DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER, serial no. 1029,
circa 1859, with 6in. octagonal barrel (strong traces of original finish), additional registration number 'W2263' to right barrel-flat, dove-tailed fore-sight, the top-strap engraved with a scrolled border, standing notch back-sight to rear, plain five-shot cylinder with rope-carved band to leading edge, borderline and scroll engraved solid frame with dove-tailed side-plate, the left hand side marked 'REEVES'S PATENT' below the cylinder, guarded double-action trigger, spurred hammer, chequered one-piece semi saw-handled walnut grip with shallow domed iron butt-cap, articulated loading lever mounted to left hand side of barrel with spring release for cylinder arbor

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Estimate £1,200-1,600