ENGLISH BEAUMONT ADAMS CASED PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

A five shot 54 calibre Beaumont Adams patent percussion revolver numbered ‘21040’ also numbered exactly in the same style next to it ‘36839’, London proof marks with the London Armoury Company stamp, side lever rammer with sliding side safety catch. One piece chequered walnut grip in excellent undamaged condition. All fitted into its green felt lined oak case containing the original trade label to the inner upper lid of ‘John Blanch & Son’, the lid with brass escutcheon to the exterior engraved ‘A.F.Thompson’. The box contains twin cavity brass mould, percussion cap tin named ‘F.Joyce & Co, London, England’ containing nine percussion caps, a powder measure with a quantity of lead rounds, various cleaning materials. The gun itself retains much of its original blued finish, action excellent, just minor corrosion to the upper part of the frame on the right hand side of the pistol above the cylinder and loss of finish to the flat section of the seven sided barrel, also abrasions in this area. The cylinder is number matched ‘36859’ to the frame with the original owner’s name engraved to the escutcheon plate it may be possibly to research the name.

Code: 78361