Case, Revolver
Production date
Circa 1860s
Description
A flat rectangular wooden case for an Adams patent revolver. The case is lined with green felt and contains the revolver, a wooden skeleton stock, a cleaning rod, two bags of bullets and a wooden percussion cap phial.
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Object detail
Production date
Circa 1860s
Collection
Credit line
This
is
an
extremely
rare
type
of
firearm.
If
the
wooden
stock
is
attached
to
the
revolver,
the
weapon
may
be
used
like
a
rifle.
This
revolver
is,
perhaps,
the
only
one
of
its
kind
in
New
Zealand.
It
belonged
to
Major
Harry
Atkinson,
a
commander
of
the
Taranaki
Bush
Rangers
who
later
became
New
Zealand's
Premier.
Accession number
A73.334
Collection type
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