Fine Modern & Antique Arms - December 2024 : Sale A1224 Lot 810
A SCARCE .577 (BOXER) TRANTER-BRAENDLIN PATENT REVOLVER RETAILED BY E.M. REILLY & Co., serial no. 33422,

Product Details

A SCARCE .577 (BOXER) TRANTER-BRAENDLIN PATENT REVOLVER RETAILED BY E.M. REILLY & Co., serial no. 33422,
circa 1866, with octagonal 4in. barrel, bead fore-sight, sighting notch to the rear of top-strap, the strap with borderline and scroll engraving and signed 'E.M. REILLY & CO., 315 OXFORD ST. LONDON', one piece borderline engraved iron frame with front-mounted release-catch for the engraved flat-fronted cylinder-rod, fully fluted six-shot cylinder for the early cartridge with detachable ratchet indexing back-plate, the plate signed 'TRANTER'S PATENT' and 'BRAENDLIN'S IMPROVEMENT', exposed spurred hammer and guarded double-action trigger, chequered walnut semi saw-back one-piece grip, iron heel-cap and loose lanyard ring, the whole lightly cleaned of its original finish



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Estimate £2,000-3,000

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament