A RARE 36-BORE WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT FIVE-SHOT SELF-COCKING PERCUSSION REVOLVER

BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, 170, NEW BOND ST., LONDON (PATENTEE), SERIAL NO. 129 FOR 1853

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A RARE 36-BORE WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT FIVE-SHOT SELF-COCKING PERCUSSION REVOLVER
BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, 170, NEW BOND ST., LONDON (PATENTEE), SERIAL NO. 129 FOR 1853
With blued octagonal sighted barrel and top-strap, the former signed in full, engraved with a band of beadwork at the muzzle and cut with multi-groove rifling, case-hardened serial numbered cylinder, border and scroll engraved frame with platinum-weighted gravitating hammer safety-stop on the right side, and retaining traces of original case-hardened finish, blued hammer and barrel locking-catch, chequered figured walnut spurred butt, and border and scroll engraved trigger-guard and butt-cap, the former retaining some original blued finish, the latter with hinged trap-cover, retaining some of its original finish throughout, no provision for a rammer, Birmingham proof marks
5 7/8in. (14.9cm.) barrel

Provenance

The makers have kindly confirmed that this revolver was completed in 1853

Lot Essay

Incorporating British patent no. 14027 of 20 March 1852 (mechanism)

It is thought that the present Lot is the earliest extant large frame five-shot Westley Richards patent revolver

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