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A FINE CASED 54-BORE TRANTER BEAUMONT-ADAMS PATENT PERCUSSION FIVE-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION SINGE-TRIGGER REVOLVER RETAILED BY EDWARD WHISTLER, 11, STRAND, TRAFALGAR SQUARE, LONDON

NO. 17,296,T, CIRCA 1863

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A FINE CASED 54-BORE TRANTER BEAUMONT-ADAMS PATENT PERCUSSION FIVE-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION SINGE-TRIGGER REVOLVER RETAILED BY EDWARD WHISTLER, 11, STRAND, TRAFALGAR SQUARE, LONDON
No. 17,296,T, CIRCA 1863
With Tranter patent screw-in barrel fitted with Kerr's rammer, the top-strap inscribed 'Whistler London', Tranter modified Beaumont-Adams two-screw action, the frame struck with both 'HH' mark and oval 'W. Tranter's patent' mark on the left, engraved 'Adams.&.Tranter's.Patent.No.17,296.T.' on the right, the cylinder arbor pin retained by a horizontal sprung lever, with sliding safety-catch, chequered walnut butt with case-hardened cap, and retaining nearly all of its original blued finish throughout, London proof marks: in its original lined and fitted oak case, the lid with retailer's large trade label, and with some accessories including original Tranter's patent bullet mould.
11¾in (29.9cm)

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Sale room notice

Please note that the barrel is of standard configuration and is not 'screw-in' as stated.

The title should read 'single-trigger'.

Lot Essay

William Tranter together with the London Armoury Company and 'another' (possibly James Kerr), co-purchased the Adams' master patent in 1863.

For an account of the resulting Tranter Beaumont-Adams patent revolver see Ron Stewart, The Firearms of William Tranter Birmingham Gunsmith, New Zealand, 2007, pp.74-5

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