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Lot Essay
Incorporating British patent no. 2896 of 17 December 1858 and 242 of 26 January 1859
Observation has shown that the shape of the back of trigger on Kerr revolvers is not an indication of whether it is a double- or single-action as previously thought
It is believed that revolvers marked to the 1st Sussex Artillery Volunteers were refurbished prior to public sale after service use
The powder-flask is a Dixon Colt pocket type. It has been hypothesised that a job lot of such flasks were purchased from Dixon by the London Armoury Co. following the closure of the Colt London factory. The same type of flask has been noted in other early 80-bore Kerr cased sets. The shape of the butt is also peculiar to approximately the first 100 revolvers
Two reproduction combination tools were made by the vendor copying a fine original example. Unfortunately the three tools became mixed up and it proved impossible to tell the original from the two copies
Observation has shown that the shape of the back of trigger on Kerr revolvers is not an indication of whether it is a double- or single-action as previously thought
It is believed that revolvers marked to the 1st Sussex Artillery Volunteers were refurbished prior to public sale after service use
The powder-flask is a Dixon Colt pocket type. It has been hypothesised that a job lot of such flasks were purchased from Dixon by the London Armoury Co. following the closure of the Colt London factory. The same type of flask has been noted in other early 80-bore Kerr cased sets. The shape of the butt is also peculiar to approximately the first 100 revolvers
Two reproduction combination tools were made by the vendor copying a fine original example. Unfortunately the three tools became mixed up and it proved impossible to tell the original from the two copies