Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2020 : Sale A2020 Lot 822
AN INTERESTING .32 RIMFIRE POCKET-REVOLVER SIGNED SMITHS PATENT, serial no. 849,

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AN INTERESTING .32 RIMFIRE POCKET-REVOLVER SIGNED 'SMITH'S PATENT', serial no. 849,
circa 1874, with blued round 3in. barrel, applied crescent fore-sight, solid frame, the top-strap engraved in script 'SMITH'S PATENT, APRIL 15 1873', sprung cylinder locking catch with sighting groove similar to a Smith & Wesson, exposed hammer and spur trigger, polished dark hardwood birdshead grips and spring loaded cylinder release combined with an ejector under the barrel, much finish remaining

Provenance: Possibly the work of Otis Smith, this revolver would appear to be unrecorded

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Estimate £300-500

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament