Original Scarce U.S. Civil War Era .36 Caliber Tranter "Treble Action" Percussion Revolver Serial 31447T Retailed By A. B. Griswold & Company New Orleans Books & Films no paperwork and no provenance

no paperwork and no provenance

P     576     578     20-Dec-1943     BremenRouse

The sword is approximately 30” long overall

and numerous craft-produced versions appeared over the years

-Note: map case only

Original Scarce U.S. Civil War Era .36 Caliber Tranter "Treble Action" Percussion Revolver Serial 31447T Retailed By A. B. Griswold & Company New Orleans Books & Films no paperwork and no provenanceOriginal 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