Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2022 : Sale A0322 Lot 1085
A RARE .320 (SHORT REVOLVER) AUTOMATIC-EJECTING REVOLVER, UNSIGNED, MODEL THOMASS PATENT, serial no. 65 (779),

Product Details

A RARE .320 (SHORT REVOLVER) AUTOMATIC-EJECTING REVOLVER, UNSIGNED, MODEL 'THOMAS'S PATENT', serial no. 65 (779),
circa 1870, with twist and pull octagonal 4 1/8in. colour hardened barrel (colour faded, light stains to bore), bead fore-sight, bulbous handle below barrel, solid frame with oversize cylinder aperture allowing the cylinder to be drawn forwards by the barrel ejecting the rounds, the left hand side signed 'THOMAS'S PATENT No. 779' and 'No 65', the top-strap with standing notch sight, short plain cylinder with rope-twist engraved band to front, spurred hammer, hinged loading gate, chequered walnut one-piece saw-handled grip and guarded trigger, fair traces of finish



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Estimate £400-600

S5 - Sold as a Section 5 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act, Sections 7.3 and 7.1 Eligible.


Unless prior arrangement has been made, two weeks after the Sealed bid sale, all Section 5 (and Section 7.1 / 7.3) items will be moved to a Section 5 carriers where storage charges will be incurred.

Goods will not be released until all outstanding charges have been met. Collection will be by arrangement.