A rare Prideaux's Patent revolver magazine-charger

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A rare Prideaux's Patent revolver magazine-charger
In its leather belt-fitting container

拍品專文

William de Courcy Prideaux's patents No. 3560 of 1893 and 22653 of 1914 were specifically designed to allow for the simultaneous loading of all the chambers of hinged-frame or swing-out cylinder revolvers. In this ingenious design spring-steel tongues grip the cartridges which are then loaded into the cylinder by pushing forward the slotted base-plate