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Lot 424

Two 54-Bore Adams Patent Five-Shot Percussion Revolvers, And A 50-Bore Five-Shot Percussion Revolver
The First By Robert Adams, 76 King William Street, London, EC., Circa 1860, The Second No.11,585.R, Mid-19th Century, The Last No. 36,649, Mid-19th Century

27 July 2006, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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Two 54-Bore Adams Patent Five-Shot Percussion Revolvers, And A 50-Bore Five-Shot Percussion Revolver
The First By Robert Adams, 76 King William Street, London, EC., Circa 1860, The Second No.11,585.R, Mid-19th Century, The Last No. 36,649, Mid-19th Century

The first with octagonal sighted barrel, border engraved top-strap signed in full, serial numbered cylinder (arbor pin missing) and border engraved frame (action defective) with safety-stop, trigger-guard and butt-cap (rammer missing), and chequered rounded butt, London proof marks; the second of self-cocking type (mechanism, hammer, side-nails, trigger-guard, rammer and butt all missing), London proof marks; the last of double-action type (action defective, rammer and grip-scales missing, all in worn, rust patinated and partly filed-off condition), Birmingham proof marks (3)
The first 14.8 cm. barrel

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