Product Details
* JOHN ADAMS
A .450 'M/1872 MKIII' SIX-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER, serial no. 5831
6 inch sighted barrel, swivel extractor rod system retained by cylinder axis utilises Adams patent 2258/1872, axis pin release stud on right side of frame, wooden chequered grips, buttcap and lanyard ring, traces of Adams trademark to frame and dated 11.84. Revolver has been expertly refinished in its leather flap holster. The John Adams MkIII revolver was the official sidearm of the British Army until replaced by the Enfield MkI revolver in 1880.
Estimate £400-600
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