SCARCE CASED INSCRIBED ADAMS PATENT DA PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SCARCE CASED INSCRIBED ADAMS PATENT DA PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 7728. Cal. 45. Fine early Adams revolver with 6-1/4″ oct bbl, small dovetail front sight & fixed rear sight. Revolver is designed for dbl action firing only with spurless hammer & no full cock notch. It has attached trigger guard with checkered 1-pc walnut grip that has a steel buttcap with cap box. Top strap has distributor’s marking “WILKINSON & SON. LONDON”. Frame & appended parts are lightly engraved with foliate arabesque patterns. 5-shot cylinder has British proofs which are also on top left flat of bbl. Right side is engraved with Adams Patent information. Right side of bbl is engraved “H.H. STEVENSON, / 79TH HIGHLANDERS”. Accompanied by an orig green felt lined walnut casing with brass disc inlay in lid. Interior has an orig Wilkinson label inside lid & is compartmented in bottom for revolver, an orig brass 2-cavity ball & bullet mold with spurs for felt wads. It has a blued steel sprue cutter & is numbered “113”. Also accompanying is an ebony & brass cleaning rod with hidden worm that has a broken tip. Jag is in one of covered compartments. Also accompanying is a pewter oil bottle with cracked cap. In addition there is a fine wad cutter. Covered compartment in left side contains a lacquered cap tin & a brass wad seater tool with covered compartment in right end containing balls & bullets. That partition is slightly loose. Also accompanied by several pages of research material which lists Henry Holford Stevenson as an ensign in one place and lieutenant in another on 29 June 1849 after graduating from the Royal Military College. He was promoted to lieutenant on 24 December 1852, to captain in 1854, to major in 1858 and lieutenant colonel in 1869. He was placed on half pay (whatever that means) in October 1860. He appears on the official Army List and first appears in year 1852 with the 79th Regiment of Foot. Col. Stevenson served with the 79th Highlanders throughout the Eastern campaign of 1854-55 and participated in the Battles of Alma & Balaklava, the Siege of Sebastopol, assaults on the 18th of June & 8th of September, expedition to Kertch & Yenikale and was awarded a medal with three clasps, also Sardinian & Turkish medals & 5th class of Medjidie. He served in the Indian campaign of 1858-59, including the siege & capture of Lucknow, serving as Brigade Major from February 1858 to the close of the campaign and was frequently mentioned in dispatches. He was breveted Major and awarded another medal with clasp. No additional information is known regarding Lt. Col. Stevenson, however additional research in England should prove fruitful especially through the records of the 79th Regiment. It appears that Lt. Col. Stevenson had a long & exciting military career with a very active & gallant unit. CONDITION: Revolver is fine to very fine. Overall retains 75-80% thin orig blue turning plum, brighter on frame. Cylinder is a blue/gray patina. Grip is sound showing moderate wear. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Case has shrunken lid with a gouge on back edge & a scratch across top with normal handling & storage marks & retains most of its worn orig varnish. Interior is moderately faded & soiled with aforementioned one loose partition. Mold is crisp & clean as is patch cutter. Other implements are fine. 4-35077 JR392 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2427	$5,175.00	SCARCE CASED INSCRIBED ADAMS PATENT DA PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 7728. Cal. 45. Fine early Adams revolver with 6-1/4″ oct bbl, small dovetail front sight & fixed rear sight. Revolver is designed for dbl action firing only with spurless hammer & no full cock notch. It has attached trigger guard with checkered 1-pc walnut grip that has a steel buttcap with cap box. Top strap has distributor’s marking “WILKINSON & SON. LONDON”. Frame & appended parts are lightly engraved with foliate arabesque patterns. 5-shot cylinder has British proofs which are also on top left flat of bbl. Right side is engraved with Adams Patent information. Right side of bbl is engraved “H.H. STEVENSON, / 79TH HIGHLANDERS”. Accompanied by an orig green felt lined walnut casing with brass disc inlay in lid. Interior has an orig Wilkinson label inside lid & is compartmented in bottom for revolver, an orig brass 2-cavity ball & bullet mold with spurs for felt wads. It has a blued steel sprue cutter & is numbered “113”. Also accompanying is an ebony & brass cleaning rod with hidden worm that has a broken tip. Jag is in one of covered compartments. Also accompanying is a pewter oil bottle with cracked cap. In addition there is a fine wad cutter. Covered compartment in left side contains a lacquered cap tin & a brass wad seater tool with covered compartment in right end containing balls & bullets. That partition is slightly loose. Also accompanied by several pages of research material which lists Henry Holford Stevenson as an ensign in one place and lieutenant in another on 29 June 1849 after graduating from the Royal Military College. He was promoted to lieutenant on 24 December 1852, to captain in 1854, to major in 1858 and lieutenant colonel in 1869. He was placed on half pay (whatever that means) in October 1860. He appears on the official Army List and first appears in year 1852 with the 79th Regiment of Foot. Col. Stevenson served with the 79th Highlanders throughout the Eastern campaign of 1854-55 and participated in the Battles of Alma & Balaklava, the Siege of Sebastopol, assaults on the 18th of June & 8th of September, expedition to Kertch & Yenikale and was awarded a medal with three clasps, also Sardinian & Turkish medals & 5th class of Medjidie. He served in the Indian campaign of 1858-59, including the siege & capture of Lucknow, serving as Brigade Major from February 1858 to the close of the campaign and was frequently mentioned in dispatches. He was breveted Major and awarded another medal with clasp. No additional information is known regarding Lt. Col. Stevenson, however additional research in England should prove fruitful especially through the records of the 79th Regiment. It appears that Lt. Col. Stevenson had a long & exciting military career with a very active & gallant unit. CONDITION: Revolver is fine to very fine. Overall retains 75-80% thin orig blue turning plum, brighter on frame. Cylinder is a blue/gray patina. Grip is sound showing moderate wear. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Case has shrunken lid with a gouge on back edge & a scratch across top with normal handling & storage marks & retains most of its worn orig varnish. Interior is moderately faded & soiled with aforementioned one loose partition. Mold is crisp & clean as is patch cutter. Other implements are fine. 4-35077 JR392 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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