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A 44-Bore Percussion Transitional Six-Shot RevolverBy W.M. Nixon Of Birmingham, Mid-19th Century
24 June – 8 July 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, KnightsbridgeSold for £256 inc. premium
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A 44-Bore Percussion Transitional Six-Shot Revolver
By W.M. Nixon Of Birmingham, Mid-19th Century
By W.M. Nixon Of Birmingham, Mid-19th Century
With octagonal sighted barrel engraved around the muzzle and with 'W.M. Nixon Improved' along the top flat, foliate scroll engraved cylinder with recessed nipples, border engraved action, trigger-guard, and ovoidal butt-cap decorated en suite with the cylinder, engraved bar-hammer, and chequered rounded grips, Birmingham proof marks
14.3 cm. barrel
14.3 cm. barrel
Footnotes
William Millington Nixon is recorded at 9 Dudderton Row, Birmingham between 1845 and 1853




