Hi Stu
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Originally Posted by kahnjar1
... A very nice piece and much the sort of thing I used to collect. Its a model 1855 Beaumont Adams revolver
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Yes, it has a Beaumont Adams silhouette, but with a few alterations, both in body as also in assembly, with some "luxury" optionals.
And it is obviously a 54 bore caliber and not 58 as i first mentioned.
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Originally Posted by kahnjar1
... and all the original bits seem to be still in the case---a real bonus!! Is there any marking on the mould?
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The only mark in the mould is the caliber digits 54. The powder flask is marked Bartram.
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Originally Posted by kahnjar1
... Edward Gem & Co is not shown as a MAKER in my books, so I assume that he was the retailer. This was quite usual on these and more often than not, the RETAILER was marked on the rib, rather than the maker.
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Well, not propperly as retailer in the generical sense. It took me five years to find out that Mr Edward Gem was one of a number of Birmingham Gunmakers and dealers who became a shareholder in the founding on the Birmingham small arms Co Ltd.
He has also been a factor for a number of Birmingham makers; i guess in a sense that, at a certain stage there were several "workshops" in Birmingham, making loose weapons parts, that were later assembled by those that sold the guns to the market ... retailers, governments and other.
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Originally Posted by kahnjar1
... I take it that the Trade Label which would normally be inside the lid of the case is no longer there?
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I ignore if ever there was a Trade Label; some ignorant, thinking he was doing the right thing, has painted the whole case interior with some thick plastic paint, thus covering all traces of a possible label. One of these things you will never know the reason for.
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Originally Posted by kahnjar1
... A lot of these revolvers were actually made by the London Armoury Co and were usually marked L.A.C somewhere on the frame or barrel.
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As introduced above, i don't think this was the case; more probably a "white line" specimen or, which also took place in those days, a customized and or personalized specimen, ordered with instructions not to bring any maker's codes.
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Originally Posted by kahnjar1
... I see British Proofs on the cylinder. Anything on the barrel?
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Yes, both Birmingham and London proof marks on both cylinder and barrel
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Originally Posted by kahnjar1
... STILL ASHAMED FERNANDO??? I DON'T THINK SO!!! ITS A LOVELY PIECE!
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Well, they are not
all junk
Fernando