MINT BORE**RARE**1870’s – 1880’s Victorian British Hills Patent Self Extracting Webley Type .442 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 6 Shot Double Action Revolver. Sn 21727 .442 Revolver

**MINT BORE**RARE**1870’s – 1880’s Victorian British Hills Patent Self Extracting Webley Type .442 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 6 Shot Double Action Revolver. Sn 21727 - 21727

During the Victorian era, prompted by introduction of American Colt & Smith & Wesson cartridge revolvers, many British Officers bought their own large calibre metallic cartridge revolvers and favoured them over percussion issue weapons for use on campaign. These revolvers in Tranter/ Adams / Webley Bentley form were used during the Anglo-Zulu War & Crimean War . This is a rare British Stanley Hill’s Patent .442 Rim Fire obsolete calibre Self Extracting Webley type revolver in excellent condition, with hinged, tip up loading and extraction mechanism, and hinged side gate. The Stanley Hill’s Patent Self Extracting Revolver was manufactured in several calibres, and under a few names form the early 1870s until the early 1880s. Similar in form to Webley revolvers they were extremely well made, expensive examples of the British gunmakers art. The pistol’s double action firing mechanism works as it should in both single and double action. It has an 8” barrel (13 ¾” overall). The bore is near mint, clean & bright with crisp rifling. The barrel has a blade fore sight & ‘v’ notched frame rear sight. The top of the cylinder frame is signed ‘Hill’s Patent London’. It’s finely chequered walnut grip is in excellent undamaged condition. The pistol's metal work is undamaged with even aged patina and foliate engraved decoration. The price for this rare piece of British firearms history includes UK delivery. NB as an antique obsolete calibre revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21727

£1,675.00