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Sold with a typed letter from D.W. King, Librarian at the War Office Library, dated 5 September 1961 giving details of Captain Isaac Tristram Coffin's military career
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NO. 25, 291.R AND B. 9631, CIRCA 1860
Details
A cased 54-bore Beaumont-Adams patent five-shot double-action percussion revolver
No. 25, 291.R and B. 9631, circa 1860
With blued octagonal sighted barrel, the top-strap engraved with retailer's name and address 'Clough & Son, 9 New Bond St.t, Bath', blued cylinder, blued frame engraved with scrolling foliage within double line borders, blued safety-stop, arbor pin and rammer (the last replaced), chequered walnut butt, blued butt-cap and scroll engraved trigger-guard, and much original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case with trade label and accessories including Dixon flask (spring missing) and bullet mould, the exterior with circular brass escutcheon engraved 'Captn. Coffin 2nd Battn. 21st. Fusiliers', London Armoury mark and London proof marks
12in. (30.5cm.)
No. 25, 291.R and B. 9631, circa 1860
With blued octagonal sighted barrel, the top-strap engraved with retailer's name and address 'Clough & Son, 9 New Bond St.t, Bath', blued cylinder, blued frame engraved with scrolling foliage within double line borders, blued safety-stop, arbor pin and rammer (the last replaced), chequered walnut butt, blued butt-cap and scroll engraved trigger-guard, and much original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case with trade label and accessories including Dixon flask (spring missing) and bullet mould, the exterior with circular brass escutcheon engraved 'Captn. Coffin 2nd Battn. 21st. Fusiliers', London Armoury mark and London proof marks
12in. (30.5cm.)