Fine Modern & Antique Arms - November 2023 : Sale A1123 Lot 844
A RARE 7mm (FRENCH THICK-RIM) GALAND-PATENT POCKET REVOLVER RETAILED BY T. MURCOTT, serial no. 3063,

Product Details

* A RARE 7mm (FRENCH THICK-RIM) GALAND-PATENT POCKET REVOLVER RETAILED BY T. MURCOTT, serial no. 3063,
circa 1875, with 3in. octagonal barrel (loose on frame) signed 'T. MURCOTT, LONDON', Birmingham proofs, engraved band at muzzle, open borderline engraved frame (missing trigger-plate), stepped cylinder, spurred hammer, saw-handled walnut grips and complex articulated under-barrel opening lever (drawing barrel and cylinder forwards for loading), the lever also forming the trigger guard bow, traces of finish, action at fault, as found

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Estimate £200-300

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