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A Cased 50-Bore Percussion Double-Action Five-Shot 'Solid-Frame' Revolver Of Webley Patent TypeRetailed By R.H. Bate Sen.r, Mid-19th Century
24 June – 8 July 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, Knightsbridge£800 - £1,000
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A Cased 50-Bore Percussion Double-Action Five-Shot 'Solid-Frame' Revolver Of Webley Patent Type
Retailed By R.H. Bate Sen.r, Mid-19th Century
Retailed By R.H. Bate Sen.r, Mid-19th Century
With octagonal sighted barrel engraved around the muzzle, border engraved top-strap with retailer's name, cylinder engraved around the forward edge, border engraved frame and back-strap decorated with scrollwork, trigger-guard and butt-cap en suite, arbor-pin with sprung catch, and finely chequered rounded grips: in original lined and fitted case with some accessories including powder-flask and brass bullet-mould, the exterior of the lid with vacant brass escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks
15.2 cm. barrel
15.2 cm. barrel
Footnotes
Richard Henry Bate is recorded at 97 Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham between 1853 and 1855, when he moved his premises to 132 Steelhouse Lane. He appears to have died or retired by approximately 1878




