NEW LOT ADDED Published: 7 Mar 2025
Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2025 : Sale A0325 Lot 895
A RARE BOXED .32 (RIMFIRE) BROOKLYN ARMS CO. 'SLOCUM'S PATENT' FIVE-SHOT REVOLVER WITH SLIDING CHAMBERS, serial no. 9017,

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A RARE BOXED .32 (RIMFIRE) BROOKLYN ARMS CO. 'SLOCUM'S PATENT' FIVE-SHOT REVOLVER WITH SLIDING CHAMBERS, serial no. 9017,
circa 1864, with tapering round 3in. iron barrel marked 'B.A. CO PATENT APRIL 14TH 1863', bead fore-sight, borderline and scroll engraved silver plated brass frame (losses to plating), blued cylinder with five forward sliding chambers locking at the rear, single action mechanism with spur trigger, smooth rounded gumwood grips (hairline crack forming to lower edge of left), fixed ejector, strong traces of finish, together with its manufacturers card box, the exterior with wear to edges, glued repair to one corner and small covering losses, the interior in good condition with makers label inside lid and compartmented for this revolver and with provision for an ammunition carton (absent), together with a rare retailers label for Robbins of Boston and a possibly later wire brush




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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