Original U.S. Civil War Era British .442 Caliber 4th Model Tranter Percussion Revolver - Serial 16969 T Near CSA Used Examples US Civil War Very tarnished and most impressive

Very tarnished and most impressive

again in the improved 7

or there may be wear to the tumbler

Underneath this is inspector stamp T

identified by its "open top" design (no top strap over the cylinder)

Original U.S. Civil War Era British .442 Caliber 4th Model Tranter Percussion Revolver - Serial 16969 T Near CSA Used Examples US Civil War Very tarnished and most impressiveOriginal 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