Original Scarce U.S. Civil War Era .36 Caliber Tranter "Treble Action" Percussion Revolver Serial 31447T Retailed By A. B. Griswold & Company New Orleans British "Bobby" Police Although all competitors were issued

Although all competitors were issued a participants badge and certificate

The M1941 has black bakelite grips and an unmarked ricasso

lived through this change in that the helmet is Victorian

An experimental rifle telescope

This example dates from around 1888

Original Scarce U.S. Civil War Era .36 Caliber Tranter "Treble Action" Percussion Revolver Serial 31447T Retailed By A. B. Griswold & Company New Orleans British "Bobby" Police Although all competitors were issuedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Tranter revolver was a double action cap & ball revolver invented around 1856 by English firearms designer William Tranter (1816 1890). Originally operated with a special dual trigger mechanism (one to rotate the cylinder and cock the gun, a second to fire it) later models employed a single trigger mechanism much the same as that found in the contemporary Beaumont Adams revolver. Early Tranter revolvers were