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A 54-Bore Tranter Patent Five-Shot Double-Action Percussion RevolverRetailed By Whistler, London, No. 17627.T., Mid-19th Century
26 November 2014, 10:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £687.50 inc. premium
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A 54-Bore Tranter Patent Five-Shot Double-Action Percussion Revolver
Retailed By Whistler, London, No. 17627.T., Mid-19th Century
Retailed By Whistler, London, No. 17627.T., Mid-19th Century
With octagonal sighted barrel engraved around the muzzle, border engraved top-strap engraved with retailer's details, replacement cast cylinder, border engraved frame stamped 'W. Tranter's Patent' on one side and engraved with the serial number on the other, safety-stop, arbor-pin retained by a spring-catch, rammer en suite with the frame, border engraved trigger-guard and butt-cap, and chequered figured rounded butt (now bright overall, some minor rust patination)
17.8 cm. barrel
17.8 cm. barrel
Footnotes
Edward Whistler, Silversmith, Pawnbroker & Dealer in Guns & Pistols, is recorded at 11 Strand between 1844 and 1875








