Original British Victorian .44cal Single Action Transitional Percussion Revolver by James Beattie of London - circa 1850

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a truly lovely example one of the many "Transitional" revolver designs of the first half of the 19th century, which effectively bridged the gap between single shot pistols and the modern revolver designs such as those made by Adams, Colt, and many others. These were main divided into two types: those that used a revolving cylinder / chamber with a single barrel, and the "Pepperbox" style, with a barrel cluster that revolved around a single arbor pin. Transitional revolvers utilized many features that were not carried on to the period of modern revolvers, which makes them a very interesting piece of firearms history. Here we have a lovely British single action transitional revolver, which looks quite a bit like the revolvers made by Springfield Arms Co. in the United States, based on the patents of Joshua Stevens and James Warner. The overall design is similar, and it definitely shares some major features, such as the tip up barrel and hinged t