Deane Adams & Deane Dragoon Percussion Revolver

This is an impressive 1851 Deane, Adams & Deane double action percussion revolver, chambered in .38 bore (0.497") circa 1855. It has matching numbers to the frame and cylinders (4980R) and matched part numbers (2559) to the pistol grip front strap and grip trapdoor. It features a seven and three quarter inch hexagonal barrel and has three inscription. On top of the frame it reads "Deane, Adams & Deane. 30 King William Street, London Bridge" and on the right side of the barrel " Agents For The Province Of Victoria" and the left "Walsh Dunne & Co. Melbourne" indentifying that this revolver was retailed in Australia. On the forward flat of the frame is "M over 6", an inventor or rack / weapon number. This revolver would have most likley been purchased by an officer of the British Colonial forces stationed in Australia. The Deane, Adams & Deane revolvers also saw service in the Crimean War and the American Civil War.