Lot Essay
Incorporating British patent nos. 669 of 29 March 1858 and 1159 of 24 May 1858
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BY DEANE & SON, LONDON BRIDGE, SERIAL NO. 6102,L, CIRCA 1860
Details
A 54-BORE DEANE-HARDING PATENT (SECOND MODEL) FIVE-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER
BY DEANE & SON, LONDON BRIDGE, SERIAL NO. 6102,L, CIRCA 1860
With blued octagonal sighted barrel, blued border engraved top-strap signed in full, blued serial numbered cylinder, border engraved blued frame, bright hammer, trigger and rammer, blued combined cylinder-stop and barrel-locking catch and chequered walnut butt, retaining nearly all its original finish, London proof marks
6in. (15.3cm.) barrel
BY DEANE & SON, LONDON BRIDGE, SERIAL NO. 6102,L, CIRCA 1860
With blued octagonal sighted barrel, blued border engraved top-strap signed in full, blued serial numbered cylinder, border engraved blued frame, bright hammer, trigger and rammer, blued combined cylinder-stop and barrel-locking catch and chequered walnut butt, retaining nearly all its original finish, London proof marks
6in. (15.3cm.) barrel
Provenance
Anon sale, Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 27 March 2003, Lot 243