A Rare Cased Pair of 120 Bore Adams 1851 Patent Percussion Revolvers by Dooley. 10 ¼” overall, 4 ¼” blued octagonal sighted barrel signed ‘Dooley 11 Ranelagh St Liverpool’ on the blued top flat. London proofs. Border & scroll engraved blued frames, the right side of the frames engraved ‘Adams Patent No 30465 B &30480BR’, cylinders stamped with London proof marks, stamped ‘J, Brazier’ beside the engraved trigger guards, finely chequered butts with horn butt plates. In their original green baize lined & fitted screwed lid oak case with plain circular brass escutcheon on the lid, containing double cavity brass 120 bore mould for pointed & round bullets, cleaning rod with worm, bag shaped copper flask, nipple key & a cap tin.
Circa 1851.
Cased pairs of Adams are very rare, never before seen a pair of 1851’s cased. Pistols in good condition with most original finish.
William Dooley 76 Lime Street Liverpool 1839 to 1843, 11 Ranelagh Street ,Liverpool 1845 to 1857 then No 9 Ranelagh till 1864 when the business was sold to E. Higham & Co.
Brazier made revolvers for Adams with his own serial numbers starting 30000B.