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A Cased .442 Five-Shot Double-Action Rim-Fire RevolverRetailed By J. Grainger & Son, Toronto, Circa 1860
27 July 2006, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge£1,200 - £1,500
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Retailed By J. Grainger & Son, Toronto, Circa 1860
Retailed By J. Grainger & Son, Toronto, Circa 1860
With blued octagonal sighted barrel engraved with scrolling foliage at the muzzle and breech, blued top-strap engraved with retailer's details within an oval framed by foliage, blued cylinder with knurled forward edge, blued border engraved frame decorated with scrolling foliage, trigger-guard en suite, sprung loading-gate hinged at the top, bright hammer and hinged cartridge-extracting lever, blued foliate engraved butt-cap, chequered figured rounded butt, and much of its original finish (blueing flaked in places): in original fitted oak case lined in blue baize with bullet tray and some accessories, the exterior of the lid with circular brass escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks
15 cm. barrel
15 cm. barrel
Footnotes
John Grainger & Son, Toronto, are recorded between 1854-68








