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A Rare .36 Manhattan (Navy Type) Series 1 Single-Action Percussion RevolverNo. 482, Circa 1859
6 April 2006, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £840 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Rare .36 Manhattan (Navy Type) Series 1 Single-Action Percussion Revolver
No. 482, Circa 1859
No. 482, Circa 1859
With octagonal sighted barrel stamped 'Manhattan Fire Arms Mfg. Co. New York.' along the top flat, cylinder with trapezoidal-shaped cylinder stop slots and oval foliate panels roll engraved with military and naval scenes, brass trigger-guard and grip-strap retaining some original silvering, varnish figured rounded grips, matching numbers, and traces of original finish
12.7 cm. barrel
12.7 cm. barrel
Footnotes
The trapezoidal-shaped cylinder stop slots and thicker grips are only found on revolvers below serial range 800




