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dating: about 1870 provenance: England, With short, cylindrical, 5 mm cal barrel, five-shot cylinder, frame with crowned 'Z' mark; working mechanism. The revolver is mounted inside a hard metal case provided with two compartments, one with a bellows purse (damages), the other is larger, containing the revolver (areas with pitting). By pushing a button on the edge of the case, the cap locking the barrel lifts and the trigger lowers. By lifting a tab at the top, the case can be opened to reload and repair the revolver. The top edge marked 'FRANKENAU'S PATENT'. See 'Firearms Curiosa' by Lewis Winant (Bonanza Books NY), pages 157 - 162. Page 159 shows a revolver very similar to this one (the case is slightly different), provided with the Frankenau's patent too. Another piece can be found in 'The Revolver 1865 - 1888' di A.W.F. Tylerson (Herbert Jenkins), description at page 209. O. Frankenau obtained the patents for this revolver both in the United States and in the UK in 1877.Another piece of this extremely interesting revolver can be found in Harry Mann's collection. See Vedi 'Pepperbox Firearms' by Jack Dunlar, USA 1964, chapter 'Pepperbox curiosa', page 271 picture nr. 14. dimensions 10.7 x 2.5 x 6.7 cm.
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