Adams revolver, also known as Deane-Adams revolver, is a black powder, double-action, percussion revolver. Introduced in 1851, it was the first revolver...
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The Beaumont–Adams revolver is a black powder, double-action, percussion revolver. Originally adopted by the British Army in .442 calibre (54-bore, 11...
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The Webley Revolver (also known as the Webley Top-Break Revolver or Webley Self-Extracting Revolver) was, in various designations, a standard issue service...
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The .450 Adams was a British black powder centrefire revolver cartridge, initially used in converted Beaumont–Adams revolvers, in the late 1860s. Officially...
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contemporary Beaumont–Adams revolver. Early Tranter revolvers were generally versions of the various Robert Adams-designed revolver models, of which Tranter...
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Papers 5-7, 1885, p. 265. Phillips & Klancher, p. 23. A small number of Adams revolvers remained in possession of RCMP officers until 1888. Phillips & Klancher...
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Ramrod (section Caplock revolvers)
was used on older Adams revolvers (on the left side of the revolver) and Webley Longspur revolvers (on the right side of the revolver). Kerr rammer, patented...
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Robert Adams (1 December 1809 – 13 September 1870) was a 19th-century British gunsmith who patented the first successful double-action revolver in 1851...
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chambered for .442 Webley or .450 Adams cartridges, with a five-round cylinder. Webley produced smaller scaled .320 Revolver and .380 calibre versions later...
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the foreman for the Deane, Adams and Deane gun factory. Robert Adams, one of the partners and inventor of the Adams revolver, was Kerr's cousin. Kerr developed...
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