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A RARE CASED .442 DEANE-HARDING PATENT DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER SIGNED DEANE, LONDON, serial no. 15589P,
circa 1870, probably converted from muzzle-loading, with blued octagonal 6in. barrel, dove-tailed fore-sight, standing notch to rear of top-strap, the strap signed 'DEANE & SONS, 30 KING WILLIAM ST'T LONDON BRIDGE', London proofs, plain five-shot cylinder, two-piece hooked frame with shaped pedestal with hook to front, the right lower side of frame marked 'DEANE HARDING PATENT' together with the serial number below a large sliding safety catch, top-hinged loading gate, double action mechanism and chequered semi saw-handled walnut grip with domed grip-cap, multi-link articulated ejector rod fitted to right hand side, the whole with much finish remaining, in its maker's mahogany casing with parchment Deane & Son trade label, oil bottle, turn-screw and cleaning rod and a cartridge tray, the case lid with brass circular escutcheon inscribed 'E. COLSON ESQ.'
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Estimate £1,000-1,500
S5 - Sold as a Section 5 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act, Sections 7.3 and 7.1 Eligible.
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