ADAMS PATENT
revolver, serial # 30444,
cal. .45 percussion 54 bore on bullet mold
6" octagonal barrel with dovetail front sight and retailer's name on the bridge, more than 80% bright blue remain with a few dings, crisp checkered grip, on right side push safety, matching numbers, a revolver in very fine condition.
In a case with ADAMS bullet mold, DIXON flask, screw driver and nipple driver, JOYCE tin with caps, unmarked tin with caps, oil bottle, ram rod. The case is  in fine condition.     The set $3,850.

Robert Adams, London
Støckel: receives Feb. 24 1851 patent # 13,527 for his double-action-only percussion revolver

retailer
DEANE, ADAMS & DEANE, London
serial # 11849R, cal. .45 percussion,
6⅝" octagonal barrel with dovetail front sight and retailer's address on bridge, blued and engraved, crisp checkered grip. The revolver shows some pitting as visible on the pictures. It comes in a green baize case with HAWSKLEY flask, oil can, ramrod, screwdriver and tin with caps. The case is in fine condition.
The set     $2,750.

Adams, serial # 2166,
120 bore ~ cal. 38,
3¼" octagonal barrel with fixed front sight, bright blue two-part- frame, on right side
PATENT No. 2166,
grips checkered grips,
fine condition and function.

The revolver comes in a blue baize mahogany case with 120 marked bullet mold, correct small powder flask,
screw driver with ebony handle,
ramrod,
F. JOYCE tin with percussion caps,
a small wooden box and a key.
The case and accessories are in
fine condition,
the escutcheon on top of the lid is missing,
somebody started a replacement (included)
A decorative and fine set     $3,500.

Robert Adams, London,
Støckel: receives Feb. 24 1851 patent # 13,527 for his double-action-only percussion revolver

Adams # 8499R, biggest caliber 38 bore, circa .50 percussion, 7½" octagonal barrel with retailers inscription DEANE, ADAMS & DEANE, 30 King Williams Street, LONDON BRIDGE and dove-tail sight. The frame is slightly scroll engraved, frame and barrel bright blue with minor areas of rust, fire blue safety on left side of frame, crisp checkered grip, generally in fine condition.
The revolver comes in its wooden show case with yellow Deane, Adams & Deane lid, lots of matching accessories especially the rare bullet mold showing REGISTERED ADAMS 28. Nov 1851 and 38 bore. All items are in fine and better condition, but the case is damaged. A very rare set    $6,000.   

ADAMS' PATENT B19954
No. 35703 R

retailed by CALDERWOOD & SON
14 NORTH EARL ST.
DUBLIN

Støckel: Thomas Calderwood 1847 - 1906

a 120 bore  ~ cal. .38 percussion revolver, 4¾" octagonal barrel with fixed sights and retailer's inscription on top, circa 60%  bright blue remaining with few patches of minor pitting, crisp checkered grips. Overall NRA "very good condition."

In its original case with 120 marked bullet mold, powder flask, ramrod, screw driver, Hawskley powder flask, 2 tin cans. The case has green baize, and it is in fine condition.

Fine - very good set    $3,000.

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Adams Patent revolver, serial # 60133P, cal. 45, 6" octagonal barrel with dovetail front sight, circa 70% glossy blue remaining with a few scratches, the push safety still fire blue, good checkered grips. The revolver is in fine condition.
It comes in a typical wooden case with green baize, in lid a label from

DEANE & SON
LONDON BRIDGE
MAKER
HRH Prince Albert

ADAMS PATENT six-shot self-ejecting double action revolver marked on the 6" barrel ADAMS PATENT SMALL ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 391 Strand London;   # 118, Cal. .450, probably made by Warnant, Liège, almost 100% nickel plating remain, decent engraved, checkered grips, lanyard ring. Presentation engraving: Presented to Liet. Harry T. Fulton by the Dunedin City Guards on the occasion of his leaving them to join the Army, June 1892. (Dunedin, New Zealand)  THIS revolver is pictured in W. H. J. Chamberlain’s book Adams' Revolvers, page 208. Unique piece that I bought about 30 years ago at Weller & Dufty, Birmingham    $5,250.

Mr. G. S. from New Zealand added:

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