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A Cased 90-Bore Percussion Self-Cocking Six-Shot Revolver Of Bentley TypeRetailed By Egan, Bradford, Mid-19th Century
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Including property from the Mark and Peter Dineley Collections
27 November 2019, 10:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,147.50 inc. premium
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Retailed By Egan, Bradford, Mid-19th Century
Retailed By Egan, Bradford, Mid-19th Century
With octagonal sighted barrel retaining some original blueing (flaked), cut with a sighting groove along the top and rifled with twelve grooves, case-hardened cylinder and rammer, the latter with blued spring-catch on one side, border engraved action and trigger-guard decorated with foliate scrollwork, the former signed on the tang, blued foliate scroll engraved hammer with blued spring safety-stop, chequered figured rounded butt, case-hardened butt-cap with hinged circular butt-trap cover engraved as a flower-head, shield-shaped vacant silver escutcheon, and some original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask with fluted bag-shaped body, and brass bullet mould, the interior of the lid with remains of retailer's trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks
11.5 cm. barrel
11.5 cm. barrel
Footnotes
William Egan is recorded at Hustler Gate, Bradford, Yorkshire between 1829 and 1857








