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Midlothian, Texas 76065
HILL'S Patent 1878
Støckel:
William James Hill, Birmingham 1860 - 1897, additional also in London, since
1860 "gun, rifle, pistol and revolver producer"
HILL LONDON, very rare pinfire revolver where the 7-shot cylinder is chained to the
frame (!) No. 77714 and 2197 on right side of bridge, 6" round barrel with
typical high front sight for pinfire revolvers, notched rear sight on breech,
London proofs underneath. To remove the cylinder one has to push the bar under
the barrel. This bar is also used as ejector. The revolver retains 70% of its
original bright blue, fine checkered grips. The revolver is in good working
order and in fine condition.
Unique British design and certainly very rare
$1,500.
HILL's PATENT and THE STANLEY
inscribed in a break-open and unique "self-extracting" revolver, spring loaded
ejector, on left side an opening to inspect the system, no visible serial #.
caliber .38, 5¼" octagonal barrel with the legend, nickel
plated, one piece crisp checkered walnut grip. British proof stamps. The action is perfect, excellent
condition with more than 90% nickel plating remaining. On the left side is a
TRADE MARK.
Together with photo of Hill’s Patent and photocopy of article on Hill’s
Self-Extracting Revolver in Handguns magazine, Oct. 1999.
Rare and interesting revolver
$2,250.
British Patent 1878 #3645
HILL'S PATENT SELF EXTRACTOR
a very uncommon self-ejecting
revolver, 6" seven-sided barrel with dovetail front sight and on the right side
the inscription
HILL'S PATENT SELF EXTRACTOR. The caliber is circa .450, about
90% nickel plating remaining showing acceptable wear, checkered grips, lanyard
ring. Literature Taylerson's The Revolver 1865 - 1888, pages 183 + 217,
unmarked specimen pictured on plate 57
NRA fine condition
$2,500.
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WILLIAM
CLARK MAKER
PATRONIZED BY H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES
H. R. H. = His Royal Highness
who was King Edward from 1901 - 1910,
the eldest son of Queen Victoria
HILLS PATENT
SELF EXTRACTOR revolver, British Patent 1878 # 364, caliber .450. The above marking on
one side the 5⅞" barrel together with a fixed front
sight. After pushing a button in front of the trigger guard one can tip up the
barrel and the distinct levers on both sides eject the shells. Under the
barrel is a unit stamp WR 1739. The typical engraved metal was probably kept in
the white, and now it is brownish, with checkered grips and lanyard
ring. William Clark, Støckel: Birmingham 1865 -
1900, mandatory Birmingham proof stamps, The revolver is
showing reasonable wear which is common for a military used side arms.
The
function is perfect, the condition fine.
$1,850.