**QUALITY** C1840 Samuel Conway Stockport (Cheshire) 48 Bore German Silver Box Lock Action Percussion Pocket Pistol With Octagonal Blued Steel Barrel Black Powder Proofs, Safety Bolt, Turn Off Barrel & Concealed Folding Trigger. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Its original, undamaged walnut grip has no damage. It has crisp proof marks on the underside of the action and barrel. It has a folding concealed trigger and Dolphin hammer.
The right ’Stockport’ within oval & has foliate decoration. The left side of the German Silver action is crisply engraved 'Conway' within oval & has foliate decoration. The bore has staining and residue consistent with age & use (a tool is required to remove the barrel, we do not have a tool). The pistol is 6” overall with a 1 ¾” screw off smoothbore round steel barrel. This is a very good percussion pocket pistol by Conway. In 1840 he is recorded as having premises at 4 Middle Hillgate Stockport (see page 196 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Vol.2). Samuel Conway was an English Cheshire based Gunsmith. Sn 18380Ĭ1840 Samuel Conway Stockport (Cheshire) 60 Bore Steel Box Lock Action Percussion Pocket Pistol With Steel Turn Off Barrel, Black Powder Proofs & Concealed Folding Trigger. NB As antique percussion pistols no licence is required to own them in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. The price for this pair of cased percussion pistols worthy of further research regarding the maker includes UK delivery. The compartments contain: a small quantity of moulded lead balls which are a larger calibre than the pistols but are nice for display, a small quantity of percussion caps (untested most likely inert), an empty brass powder flask with sprung nuzzle & a white metal oil container with screw top lid and integral applicator. The inside of the case is re-fitted at some time in its life with red felt & contoured to snugly fit the pistols and their accessories. The case with hinged lid measures 10 ¾” x 6” x 2 ½”. The pistols are complete with polished mahogany case. The pistols cock and dry fire as they should. They have hammers and steel trigger guards. The underside of their frames & barrels have crisp English proofs. The actions are signed ‘B.Guest’ within banners & arms on the left side (unknown maker or retailer) and the right ‘London’ within banners & arms. The barrel’s smooth bores have staining and residue consistent with age and use. Each pistol measures 6 ¼” overall and have 1 ¾”screw off steel barrels. This is an excellent pair of steel framed percussion pistols made C1840. Guest London 50 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistols With English Proofs, Turn Off Barrels & Accessories. The Lefaucheux faced competition from various revolvers of the era, particularly the Beaumont-Adams Revolver (the first true double action revolver) and the Remington 1858.C1840 Cased Pair Of B. Soon, however, the Lefaucheux began to be replaced as Colt and Remington increased their production to quickly supply both sides. The French Cavalry would also use the Lefaucheux during their deployment to Mexico in 1862, while other Lefaucheuxs would be sold to various nations such as Switzerland, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Norway and Russia as well as both sides of the American Civil War.ĭuring the American Civil War 12,000 Lefaucheuxs were purchased for use by the Union forces, which were largely issued to cavalry units. The Lefaucheux M1858 was never adopted by the French Army, the French Navy instead adopting it as their primary service revolver in 1858. This cartridge was specifically designed for the Lefaucheux with a pinfire primer and blackpowder charge, while the large calibre better matched the other firearms of the era. The Lefaucheux M1858 was chambered to accept a 12mm diameter bullet, fired from a metallic cartridge. An extractor system was also featured on the Lefaucheux, which had an ejector rod that ran along the barrel and pushed cartridges out of the gate. The gate would then be closed before firing (although the Lefaucheux would still fire with it open). When open, the gate allowed acess to the the 1st chamber on the right-hand side of the hammer and allowed the user to load each chamber one at a time. The Lefaucheux also had a basic double action system, and was one of the earliest examples of a true double action system (following the Beaumont-Adams Revolver).Ĭartridges were loaded via a hinged gate located at the rear of the cylinder. The percussion lock system itself was modified to allow the Lefaucheux to use pinfire cartridges, with the hammer modified to better strike the cartridge. The Lefaucheux M1858 was of a fairly basic design, with an open frame and a modified percussion lock system.
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