Product Details
ADAMS'S, LONDON
A SCARCE .450 (CF) SIX-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION SERVICE REVOLVER 'MODEL 1867', serial no. 2622,
circa 1868, 6in. sighted barrel signed 'ADAMS'S PATENT SMALL ARMS CO., 391. STRAND. LONDON' John Adam's oval trade mark and logo to frame together with 'ADAMS'S PATENT', plain long cylinder, possible replacement sliding ejector-rod on right hand side of frame, lift-up loading gate, chequered walnut grips and butt-cap with lanyard ring (missing), retaining the majority of its original finish throughout (action at fault, missing one frame screw with another damaged)
Provenance: The John Adams revolver was the official sidearm of the British Army until replaced by the Enfield MkI revolver in 1880, this model is usually encountered in five-shot.
Estimate £300-500
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