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Lot 333Y
A Very Rare Cased 28-Bore (.550) Percussion Second Model Five-Shot Revolving Rifle By E.H. Collier, London, No. 96, Circa 1825
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Including property from the Mark and Peter Dineley Collections
27 November 2019, 10:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £7,562.50 inc. premium
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By E.H. Collier, London, No. 96, Circa 1825
By E.H. Collier, London, No. 96, Circa 1825
Converted from flintlock, with twist sighted barrel (back-sight missing) retaining traces of browning, signed in gothic script along the raised sighting rib in front of a foliate panel involving a lion's mask, and rifled with nine grooves, the lower rib partly chequered and forming a fore-end, border engraved breech tang decorated with a martial trophy, hand-rotated fluted cylinder fitted with engraved shield at the front, signed border engraved back-action lock inscribed '96 Patent' and decorated with a part martial trophy and foliage, figured butt (old repairs) with chequered grip and inlaid with a silver star on the side-flat, border engraved butt-plate and scroll trigger-guard both retaining some original blueing and decorated with trophies and foliage en suite with the lock, the former with aperture for the original cylinder loading rod, vacant silver escutcheon, and contemporary brass-mounted ramrod (some rust patination and light pitting): in original brass-mounted mahogany case (keyhole escutcheon missing) fitted and lined in plum velvet with steel bullet mould and three-piece cleaning rod, the exterior of the lid with shaped brass plate incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle
68 cm. barrel
68 cm. barrel
Footnotes
Eisha Hayden Collier was an American engineer. He patented his revolving flintlock system in London on 29 November 1818, no. 4135
Cf. another example sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms..., 23 October 1997, lot 190








