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A RARE CASED 54-BORE PERCUSSION BENTLEY'S PATENT REVOLVER WITH SCREW RAMMER, serial no. A517, circa 1855, with blued octagonal 7in. barrel, chamfered muzzle, dove-tailed fore-sight, Bentley's patent screw rammer (conforming to Patent No. 768 of April 4th 1854), wedge barrel key, borderline and scroll engraved open frame with plain five-shot cylinder, standing rear-sight to the top of recoil shield, double action only mechanism, the hammer with Bentley's patent hammer-nose safe (conforming to Patent No. 960 of 1852), finely chequered walnut grips, guarded trigger and in a period mahogany case relined and compartmented and including a mould, loading rod, nipple key, oil bottle and cap-tin, all also period but probably added.

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A RARE CASED 54-BORE PERCUSSION BENTLEY'S PATENT REVOLVER WITH SCREW RAMMER, serial no. A517, circa 1855, with blued octagonal 7in. barrel, chamfered muzzle, dove-tailed fore-sight, Bentley's patent screw rammer (conforming to Patent No. 768 of April 4th 1854), wedge barrel key, borderline and scroll engraved open frame with plain five-shot cylinder, standing rear-sight to the top of recoil shield, double action only mechanism, the hammer with Bentley's patent hammer-nose safe (conforming to Patent No. 960 of 1852), finely chequered walnut grips, guarded trigger and in a period mahogany case relined and compartmented and including a mould, loading rod, nipple key, oil bottle and cap-tin, all also period but probably added.

Estimate 1 200 - 1 600 GBP
Starting price 1 200 GBP

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For sale on Monday 29 Jul - 09:00 (BST)
wolferton-norfolk, United Kingdom
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