Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 2nd December 2025
Lot 315
Eagle Manufacturing Company: a .30 (cup primed) Plant's Manufacturing Co. five-shot front-loading
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £356
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Description
Eagle Manufacturing Company: a .30 (cup primed) Plant's Manufacturing Co. five-shot front-loading pocket revolver, serial number 5824, octagonal barrel 3.5 in., top rib impressed 'MERWIN & BRAY. FIRE ARMS. CO. N.Y.', brass frame with forward-acting bolt-style extractor, cylinder impressed with patent details, spur trigger, two-piece wooden grip. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.
(19.5 cm OAL)
Merwin and Bray were financiers for Plant's Manufacturing Company, who retailed arms produced by the Eagle Manufacturing Company. Ref. Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms.