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Tuesday 25 March 2025 e Wednesday 26 March 2025, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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A rare cased Reeves percussion revolver, 1855 circa

Estimate

€ 500 - 1.000

Sold

€ 3.250

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

England
length 32.5 cm.
Rifled, octagonal, 11 mm cal. barrel, with foresight; smooth, five-shot cylinder with outlined borders and marks of the test bench, frame marked "REEVES'S PATENT" and "No. 1898". Cartridge rammer with missing pin. Checkered, wooden butt. Browned and engraved with floral motifs. Mechanism needs revision. In patina, needs cleaning. Kept in its wooden case lined with green velvet, complete with all tools and key, the compartment lid is missing.