A gem made by Gem

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by fernando

... plus a different chamber rotating lock ... an inverted turning lever instead of the horizontal sliding wedge; the various lubricating orifices ... a luxury detail. But also a difference in the frame, in the back upper part; and the hexagonal barrel that, besides having exterior sharper lines, has an usually seen and highly esthetical three rifle bore. As i said before, the global appearance of an Adams, but with a lot of alterations. This thing must have had a price much above that of an ordinary revolver from massive production.




MOST unusual, you say ? Now you surprise me
Could it be because the seller was established in both London and Birmingham that he wanted to test his units in both proof houses ?

Fernando

Hi Fernando,
Those are DEFINATELY BOTH Birmingham Proof Marks. The one on the left of the pic is the VIEW MARK and the other the DEFINITIVE MARK. I have attached here (and I hope you can read it clearly) a scan of a book page showing both marks. I hope it is of interest. You will note that the London VIEW MARK in use from 1813 is a crowned V.
Regards Stu