Original British Adams Model 1851 Dragoon Percussion Revolver named to Lt. Col. John Yorke Category_Blunderbuss allowing the metal stiffener to

allowing the metal stiffener to protrude

Solingen is today called the "City of Blades" today

Included in this exceptional grouping are the following:

a prominant English Antique weapons dealer of the period who

one of the two first metallic cartridge rear-loading revolvers manufactured by Colt's

Original British Adams Model 1851 Dragoon Percussion Revolver named to Lt. Col. John Yorke Category_Blunderbuss allowing the metal stiffener toOriginal Item: Only One Available. With no original finish whatsoever, this is a very impressive Dragoon Revolver designed by ROBERT ADAMS of London. He was a 19th century British gunsmith who patented the first successful double action revolver in 1851. His revolvers were used during the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, the U. S. Civil War, and the Anglo Zulu War. Adams was the manager for the London arms manufacturers George & John Deane. On August