Fine Modern & Antique Arms - December 2024 : Sale A1224 Lot 891
A CASED .380 (RIMFIRE) FIVE-SHOT REVOLVER SIGNED HIGHAM, WARRINGTON, serial no. 2136,

Product Details

A CASED .380 (RIMFIRE) FIVE-SHOT REVOLVER SIGNED HIGHAM, WARRINGTON, serial no. 2136,
No. 2136 possibly a patent use number, circa 1870, with blued octagonal 4 7/8in. barrel, dove-tailed pillar fore-sight, standing notch rear-sight to the rear of the top-strap, the borderline engraved top-strap (lightly dented) further signed 'G. HIGHAM, WARRINGTON', ejector of percussion style mounted to right side of barrel, borderline engraved solid frame (traces of colour), five-shot cylinder with rear notch locking, double action mechanism with guarded trigger and spurred hammer, swept chequered walnut grip with shallow domed heel-plate, much finish and strong traces of colour, in its oak storage case compartmented and lined in green baize, Higham parchment trade-label inside lid and complete with ammunition tray, oil bottle, cleaning rod and turn-screw



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Estimate £700-900

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