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Tranter percussion Dragoon Model .50 inch revolver, 1856

This five-chambered revolver was designed by British gunsmith William Tranter and has a double trigger mechanism, one to rotate the cylinder and cock the weapon, the second to fire it. It also has a rammer attached to the frame by a hook on the barrel.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1963-12-251-202

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-12-251-202