Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2016 : Sale A0316 Lot 578
JOSEPH LANG, LONDON A GOOD 54-BORE PERCUSSION SIX-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION TRANSITIONAL REVOLVER, serial no. 2781,

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JOSEPH LANG, LONDON
A GOOD 54-BORE PERCUSSION SIX-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION TRANSITIONAL REVOLVER, serial no. 2781,
circa 1845, with octagonal 6 1/4in. sighted barrel signed 'J. LANG, 22 COCKSPUR ST LONDON', engraved band at muzzle, dove-tailed fore-sight bead, scroll engraving to the barrel-sides at breech, plain non-reciprocating cylinder, each chamber numbered respectively '1' through '6', rounded border and scroll engraved boxlock action with offset central hammer for sighting and angled sliding safety to top-tang, fluted and carved pistol-grip butt in the Continental style with engraved 'French' type butt-cap, guarded trigger, articulated under-barrel loading-lever marked with the patent use number and a 'VR' crown patent stamp, the whole with strong traces of finish

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Estimate £800-1,200