antique arms, armour & militaria - Thomas Del Mar

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A CASED 54 BORE ADAMS PATENT MODEL 1851 FIVE-
SHOT SELF-COCKING PERCUSSION REVOLVER MADE
UNDER LICENSE BY A. FRANCOTTE, LIÈGE PROOF,
NO.6210 CIRCA 1860
with blued octagonal rifled sighted barrel signed ‘Manufr.
By A. Francotte licensed by Deane, Adams & Deane,
London’, signed scroll-engraved blued frame stamped
‘Adams 1851 Patent’ on the left, chequered walnut butt,
scroll-engraved trigger-guard and butt-cap with trap: in
contemporary fitted oak case lined in green baize, the lid
with Deane Adams & Deane trade label for 30 King William
Street, and complete with some accessories including
brass bullet mould and copper flask (the lining worn, lid
with one minor repair, key escutcheon missing)
29cm; 11I in
The exact date of commencement for Adams patent
revolvers being made in Belgium remains unclear.
Examples marked Adams Patent 1851 on the frame are less
common. See A. W. F. Taylerson, R. A. N Andrews and J.
Frith 1968, p.111.
£1200-1800
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