Necessary case with two Hill's Panted Self Extractor revolvers, United Kingdom, 19th century

Necessary case with two Hill's Panted Self Extractor revolvers
United Kingdom, 19th century
Steel and wood
Box 32 x 19cm

Revolver No. 1: Caliber .380
Octagonal barrel, rifled bore, half-moon front sight mounted in a dovetail, marked on the upper right flat: HILL'S PATENT N°257, and on the upper left flat: THE STANLEY, with two control stamps.
Closed frame, marked on the right side: JOINT PATENT & Co and numbered C22802 with control hallmark; the left side is marked TRADE MARK, with the winged hourglass symbol surmounted by the initials Hill'S.
Single and double action operation.
Push-button release key with upward tilt. The system allows for collective extraction via a top-mounted bracket with jaws pushing the extractor. Six-chamber cylinder, stamped.
Finely checkered walnut stock plates; butt cap fitted with a sling swivel on a stud.

Revolver No. 2: Caliber .450
Octagonal barrel, rifled bore, half-moon front sight mounted in a dovetail, marked on the upper right flat: HILL'S PATENTSELF EXTRACTOR.
Closed frame; single and double action operation.
Push-button release key and upward tilting mechanism. The system allows for collective extraction via a bracket fixed to the top, with the jaws pushing the extractor.
Six-chamber cylinder, hallmarked.
Finely checkered walnut stock plates; butt cap fitted with a sling swivel on a stud.

Both revolvers are in excellent condition, with a 100% nickel-plated finish.

A walnut box, screwed shut, with a brass medallion. The interior is lined with blue felt, and the inside of the lid retains its original label. Lock with key. It contains a grease pot and a cleaning rod.

The configuration of this box certainly makes it a unique piece.

This collective extraction system was patented by Stanley Hill in the early 1870s.

Ref.: 6417

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