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Lot Essay
Incorporating British patent no. 2127 of 14 September 1853
It is believed that this is the only extant example of a Phillip Webley 'Gas Seal' revolver. The male and female cones on the cylinder-face and barrel are the opposite of that specified in the patent
For further information on revolvers utilising patent no. 2127 please see Major W.C. Dowell, The Webley Story, 1962, p. 29, and Gordon Bruce & Christian Reinhart, Webley Revolvers, 1988, pp. 23-27. Dowell comments "The writer has not seen a Webley revolver designed to incorporate this device and would welcome the opportunity to do so."
The retailer, John McConnell was a gunsmith in Hobart Town, Tasmania. He died in September 1871 following a fall from his buggy at the age of 74
It is believed that this is the only extant example of a Phillip Webley 'Gas Seal' revolver. The male and female cones on the cylinder-face and barrel are the opposite of that specified in the patent
For further information on revolvers utilising patent no. 2127 please see Major W.C. Dowell, The Webley Story, 1962, p. 29, and Gordon Bruce & Christian Reinhart, Webley Revolvers, 1988, pp. 23-27. Dowell comments "The writer has not seen a Webley revolver designed to incorporate this device and would welcome the opportunity to do so."
The retailer, John McConnell was a gunsmith in Hobart Town, Tasmania. He died in September 1871 following a fall from his buggy at the age of 74