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Lot 334

A Fine And Exceptionally Rare 28-Bore Percussion Seven-Shot Revolving 'Turret' Rifle
By James Wilkinson & Son, Pall Mall, London, No. 5249 For 1840

27 November 2019, 10:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Fine And Exceptionally Rare 28-Bore Percussion Seven-Shot Revolving 'Turret' Rifle
By James Wilkinson & Son, Pall Mall, London, No. 5249 For 1840

With browned twist leaf-sighted two-stage barrel rifled with nine spiral grooves, octagonal breech signed long the top flat, border engraved case-hardened action decorated with scrolling foliage in front of the trigger-guard and along the serial numbered lower tang, hinged blued border engraved top-strap released by a spring-catch within the foliate engraved loop at the rear, the surface engraved with foliate scrollwork and signed in full above '15/Patent/5249', spring-loaded button activating the blued cylinder release-catch, bright cylinder engraved 'Wilkinson & Son' and '15/Patent/5249', blued under-hammer, trigger and engraved flash-shields, large blued border engraved square-back trigger-guard and butt-plate both decorated with foliate scrollwork en suite, figured butt, chequered grip and detachable fore-end, the latter with horn cap, sling mounts, and retaining much of its original finish, London proof marks; together with an original extra cylinder en suite (2)
71.1 cm. barrel

Footnotes

Literature
A.W.F. Taylerson, R.A.N. Andrew and J. Frith, The Revolver 1818-1865, 1968, pp. 248 and 297, pl. 32 (top and lower)

Recorded as 'finished' in October 1840 and sold to P. Richardson Esq.re. (with grateful thanks to armsresearch.co.uk)

This rifle is constructed to Moses Poole's British Patent No. 7286 of 19 January 1837, probably designed by the American, J.W. Cochran of New York City. It is believed that only about seventeen 'turret' longarms and pistols were made. A.E.F. Taylerson records 'A few pistols were made on this system, but it was principally used in longarms'

For a cased revolver on the same principle (no. 5158 for 1839), formerly in the W. Keith Neal Collection (C102) and sold in these Rooms, see Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 22 July 2012, lot 331

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