Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 28th November 2024
Lot 268
A 54 bore five-shot Beaumont-Adams percussion revolver, serial number 40572, octagonal barrel 5.5
Estimate £500 - £600 | Hammer £1071
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Description
A 54 bore five-shot Beaumont-Adams percussion revolver, serial number 40572, octagonal barrel 5.5 in., top strap inscribed 'ROBERT ADAMS. 76, KING WILLIAM STREET LONDON', Birmingham proof, Kerr type rammer, chequered grip; in a mahogany box with brass escutcheon to the lid engraved 'G. W. Hill' over '1861'. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.
The George Geear Collection