Auction Date:2012 Mar 14 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
This .44 caliber double trigger Tranter pattern revolver is engraved on the topstrap by the maker “B. COGSWELL 224 STRAND LONDON” and on the barrel in very tiny letters is the stamp of the retailer “GRISWOLD & CO. N.O.” The trigger is marked “TRANTER” and the right side of the frame is engraved “No. 12445T.” The revolver is engraved with tight British scrollwork and has full gold plating with blued screwheads. The one-piece walnut grip has very fine checkering. This revolver has seen very little use. The 5 15/16” octagonal barrel has a very good bore and its chambers in the cylinder still retains some original gold plating. The mechanism works well although a small easily replaced spring is missing from the upper trigger. About 85% of its gold plating remains on this very attractive revolver. The original wood case is lined in green baize and has an original large trade label inside the lid with “B. COGSWELL / Gun, Rifle & Pistol Manufacturer, / 224 Strand near Temble Bar, London...” The case contains all of its original accessories, including a bag shaped James Dixon and Sons powder flask, a two-cavity mold for Tranter pattern bullets, a Brittania metal oil bottle, a tin for “Tranter’s Patent Bullets”, a tin for “JOYCE” percussion caps, an ebony and brass cleaning rod, an ebony handled turn screw and nipple wrench. Five spare nipples and an original key are also included. The case shows normal wear with a couple of grain cracks in the lid, overall in very good condition with the accessories rating fine or better condition. At the outbreak of the war, Tranter had a contract with the importing firm Hyde & Goodrich in New Orleans to import and distribute his revolvers commercially. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Hyde and Goodrich dissolved their partnership, and its successors, Thomas, Griswold & Company, and A. B. Griswold & Company, continued to distribute Tranter's guns. Among notable Tranter users were Allen Pinkerton, Richard Gatling, and J.E.B. Stuart. This was a showpiece when new and would still be the prime attraction in most gun collections.
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