Makers T - V

Unwin & Rodgers, please see "blades and barrels"

THOMAS'S PATENT
No. 779 in 1869

closed

open for loading, knob on barrel turned and cylinder for self-ejecting moved forwards.

Self-ejecting revolver THOMAS'S patent 779 in 1869, serial # 1122 under patent,  sold by Robert S. Garden, 29 Piccadilly, London and  owned by W. SINCLAIR 8^th  July 1875, army-sized in cal. .450,
6" octagonal barrel with owner's name and retailers name on bridge, the knob is for turning the barrel, a safety on the right under the hammer. Bright blue with some scratches, still circa 70% remaining,  hammer, trigger and some movable parts kept in the white, crisp checkered grips.
Literature Taylerson The Revolver 1865 - 1888 and Støckel. 
Relative rare revolver in fine condition     $3,950.

UNION FIREARMS Co., TOLEDO, OHIO
LEFEVER PATENT
made recoil-operated self-loading - semi-automatic - revolver,   a copy of the Webley-Fosbery, cal. .32,  3" ribbed barrel, nickel plated, original hard-rubber grips with U.F.A. logo,  tip-down barrel for loading.  5-shot cylinder with typical flutes required for turning. Flayderman's # 8B-022.
Unlike the precision Fosbery revolvers the Union-F.A. competed against the mass-produced inexpensive and plenty available "Saturday Night Specials", had to be low prized saving in quality,  were not successful and only a few hundred were sold.       wanted

TOWER made pistol, please see also makers H "HANNOVER"

British Long Sea Service pattern flintlock pistol with 12" round barrel, an excellent example and it is in very good condition with good stock markings, stamped GR, TOWER, 1805, proof-stamps. A classic example of a much sought after  British military pistol.      sold