SCARCE CASED ENGRAVED MID-SIZE TRANTER PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SCARCE CASED ENGRAVED MID-SIZE TRANTER PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Cal. About 36 (.345″). SN 9555T. Wonderful mid-size English revolver with 3-5/8″ oct bbl with dovetailed bead front sight with flat top frame having a raised notch sight at rear edge. It has flat side frame with 1-pc checkered walnut grip with case hardened engraved steel butt cap. It has a left side mounted rammer & handle with the unusual extended spur on trigger in a slot through trigger guard. Frame, rammer lever & trigger guard are very nicely engraved with fine foliate arabesque patterns with about 25% coverage. It is dbl action only. It has 5-shot cylinder with a knurled ring near front. Rammer, lever, trigger & hammer are finished bright while cylinder is case colored & frame blued. Accompanied by a wonderful English green felt lined oak casing with original “B. Cogswell” distributor’s label inside lid. Back edge inside lid has ink applied matching serial number. Bottom of case is compartmented for revolver, a tiny orig Dixon & Sons bag flask, orig 2-cavity brass tong bullet mold with blued steel sprue cutter marked “120”. It also has a brass & ebony jag with ebony handled turn-screw & nipple wrench. Additionally it has a square lacquered tin parts box & a rnd lacquered tin of tallow, a very early lacquered tin of Eley Bros. caps & a Dixon pewter oil bottle. A truly fine cased set. CONDITION: Revolver retains about 70% glossy orig blue with balance flaked to a light patina, not from wear. Rammer, lever, trigger & hammer retain most of their bright factory finish with a couple of small spots of staining on trigger & hammer. Cylinder retains most of its faded case colors with a spot or two of light surface rust. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of light rust. Flask, mold, jag & two lacquered tins are as new. Turn screw is crisp & probably not orig to this set. Nipple wrench with its nipple pick in heel has a crack in handle with light surface rust. Cap tin retains about 80% orig lacquer & oiler is near new. Casing has slightly loose corner, otherwise is sound with moderately soiled lid & retains generous amounts of orig varnish. Interior is moderately faded & stained with completely legible label having some light stains & foxing. A seldom encountered complete set. 4-57868 JR277 (3,500-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	230	$2,990.00	SCARCE CASED ENGRAVED MID-SIZE TRANTER PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Cal. About 36 (.345″). SN 9555T. Wonderful mid-size English revolver with 3-5/8″ oct bbl with dovetailed bead front sight with flat top frame having a raised notch sight at rear edge. It has flat side frame with 1-pc checkered walnut grip with case hardened engraved steel butt cap. It has a left side mounted rammer & handle with the unusual extended spur on trigger in a slot through trigger guard. Frame, rammer lever & trigger guard are very nicely engraved with fine foliate arabesque patterns with about 25% coverage. It is dbl action only. It has 5-shot cylinder with a knurled ring near front. Rammer, lever, trigger & hammer are finished bright while cylinder is case colored & frame blued. Accompanied by a wonderful English green felt lined oak casing with original “B. Cogswell” distributor’s label inside lid. Back edge inside lid has ink applied matching serial number. Bottom of case is compartmented for revolver, a tiny orig Dixon & Sons bag flask, orig 2-cavity brass tong bullet mold with blued steel sprue cutter marked “120”. It also has a brass & ebony jag with ebony handled turn-screw & nipple wrench. Additionally it has a square lacquered tin parts box & a rnd lacquered tin of tallow, a very early lacquered tin of Eley Bros. caps & a Dixon pewter oil bottle. A truly fine cased set. CONDITION: Revolver retains about 70% glossy orig blue with balance flaked to a light patina, not from wear. Rammer, lever, trigger & hammer retain most of their bright factory finish with a couple of small spots of staining on trigger & hammer. Cylinder retains most of its faded case colors with a spot or two of light surface rust. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of light rust. Flask, mold, jag & two lacquered tins are as new. Turn screw is crisp & probably not orig to this set. Nipple wrench with its nipple pick in heel has a crack in handle with light surface rust. Cap tin retains about 80% orig lacquer & oiler is near new. Casing has slightly loose corner, otherwise is sound with moderately soiled lid & retains generous amounts of orig varnish. Interior is moderately faded & stained with completely legible label having some light stains & foxing. A seldom encountered complete set. 4-57868 JR277 (3,500-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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