Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 10th June 2026
Lot 312
A fine 60 bore Webley patent 'Longspur' five-shot percussion revolver for James Webb, Salisbury
Estimate £700 - £900
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Description
A fine 60 bore Webley patent 'Longspur' five-shot percussion revolver, second model, serial number 573, octagonal barrel 4 in., top flat inscribed for the retailer 'James Webb SALISBURY.', cylinder with five numbered chambers, nipple partitions with shallow slots to accept the cylinder stop, hinged frame with line-engraved borders and inscribed to the left 'JAMES WEBLEY PATENTEE', Adams type rammer turning about the frame hinge pin, arbor with square-section centre, long spoon-shaped hammer spur, back strap inscribed 'BY HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS PATENT', chequered walnut grip, lanyard ring, Birmingham proof. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.
(24 cm OAL)
James Webb traded in Salisbury, Wiltshire, 1847-67.
This revolver is described in Taylerson, Andrews & Frith, 'The Revolver 1818-1856', pp. 253 & 254