JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 25 March 2025 - 10:00 AM start
A 52 Bore R. Adams Model 1853 5 shot revolver,
Realised: $860 plus premium
Lot Details
5 7/8'' octagonal barrel with London proofs. Marked ‘R Adams 76 King William Street London'' on top strap. Frame marked ‘Adams Patent No.60,007P''. Barrel mounted bullet rammer. Frame border line engraved. Metalwork with some finish to a brown patina. Quite good chequered one-piece grip with a chip missing at the top of the right side. Overall length 11½''. Provenance: From the collection of John & Lynda Matthews (Ōmata Stockade in Taranaki. Waireka Properties Ltd. collection). No firearms license required.
