Original Victorian British Officer's M1858 Beaumont–Adams .442cal Percussion Revolver Serial No. 1685 - circa 1862 Category_Flintlock Pistols Post war examples would have

Post war examples would have much more "French" proportions

Soissons fell

The original Bacon address marking is still visible on top of the barrel:

- Will show Rust

which we were not able to identifiy

Original Victorian British Officer's M1858 Beaumont–Adams .442cal Percussion Revolver Serial No. 1685 - circa 1862 Category_Flintlock Pistols Post war examples would haveOriginal Item: Only One Available. The BeaumontAdams revolver is a muzzle loading, double action, percussion revolver. It was originally adopted by the British Army in . 442 calibre (54 bore, 11. 2mm) as a modification of the Adams revolver already in service. On 20 February 1856, Lieutenant Frederick E. B. Beaumont of the Royal Engineers had been granted a British patent for improvements to the Adams revolver which allowed them to be cocked and fired