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(See below. Honestly, this whole thing could use some clarification/clean-up; hopefully C&Rsenal will make a video on one of these soon enough for us to get the facts sorted.)
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[[File:Percussion revolver Adams.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Adams Revolver.]]
 
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[[File:15254 0026 1 lg.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Adams M1851 Infantry revolver - .440]]
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[[File:Adams M1851 Infantry revolver.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Adams M1851 Infantry revolver - .440]]
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[[File:Adams 1868 3.jpg|thumb|right|400px|adams Mk III revolver. circa 1868]]
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[[File:NSM221-R-F1-H.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Adams Mk II revolver - .450 Adams]]
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[[Image:Beaumont-Adams Percussion.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Beaumont-Adams Percussion Revolver - .442 Webley]]
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[[File:Adams 1868 3.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Adams Mk III revolver. circa 1868]]
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[[Image:Beaumont-Adams Percussion.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Beaumont-Adams Percussion Revolver - .442 ball]]
  
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Adams percussion revolver is a brainchild of British gunsmith Robert Adams who got a patent for a new revolver design in 1851. The gun was a .436 5-shot DAO solid frame revolver with a spurless hammer. East India Company was the first to put the new revolver into service. British officers often purchased the Adams revolver privately while the Army waited until 1857 when an improved '''Beaumont-Adams''' version was adopted. Ten years later it was replaced by .450 6-shot breach loading version, designed by Robert's brother John Adams.
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The '''Adams percussion revolver''' was the brainchild of British gunsmith Robert Adams, who received a patent for a new revolver design in 1851. The gun was a .436 5-shot DAO solid-frame revolver with a spurless hammer. The East India Company was the first to put the new revolver into service. British officers often purchased the Adams revolver privately while the Army waited until 1857 when an improved '''Beaumont-Adams''' version was adopted. Ten years later, it was replaced by .450 6-shot breach loading version, designed by Robert's brother John Adams.
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Unusually for a firearm of their age, screen examples will likely be originals as reproductions are essentially<!--Apparently there's one guy in Brazil who made a few examples for considerable cost. Can't verify and practically insignificant numbers even if true.--> non-existent. However no firing scenes with one are known to exist from a 21st century production, presumably due to this scarcity.
  
 
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| ''[[Capt. Grant's Family (Deti kapitana Granta)]]'' || [[David Gutman]] || Major Mac Nabbs || || 1936
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| ''[[The Mysterious Island (Tainstvennyy ostrov)]]'' || Ivan Kozlov || Tom Ayrton || || 1941
 
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| ''[[Hannie Caulder]]'' || [[Robert Culp]] || Thomas Luther Price || || 1971
 
| ''[[Hannie Caulder]]'' || [[Robert Culp]] || Thomas Luther Price || || 1971
 
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| ''[[The Headless Horseman]]'' || Eslinda Núñez || Isidora Covarubio || Beaumont-Adams || 1973
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| rowspan=2 |''[[The Headless Horseman]]'' || Eslinda Núñez || Isidora Covarubio ||rowspan=2 | Beaumont-Adams || rowspan=2 |1973
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| [[Aleksandr Milokostyj]] || Henry Poindexter
 
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| ''[[How the West Was Won]]'' || [[Gregory Peck]] || Cleve Van Valen || || 1985
 
| ''[[How the West Was Won]]'' || [[Gregory Peck]] || Cleve Van Valen || || 1985
 
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| ''[[Far and Away]]'' ||  ||N.Y.C. Irish thug  || || 1992
 
| ''[[Far and Away]]'' ||  ||N.Y.C. Irish thug  || || 1992
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| ''[[Pawnshop (Lombard)]]''||  || || || 2013
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| ''[[True History of the Kelly Gang]]'' || || || Seen on Sgt. O'Neil's nightstand || 2019
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| ''[[Sherlock Holmes (1964-1968 TV Series)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' || [[Nigel Stock]] || Dr. Watson || Mk II or Mk III; "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (S02E04 and E05) and "The Sign of Four" (S02E15) || 1968
 
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| ''[[Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street]]'' || Genta, Hideki Moroboshi, Sebastian Moran || || 2002
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| ''[[Princess Principal]]'' || || Ep. 03; Beaumont-Adams || | 2017
 
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| [[Assassin's Creed Syndicate]] || "1856 Revolver" || Beaumont Percussion variation; incorrectly depicted as holding 6 rounds. || 2015
 
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Revision as of 03:25, 20 January 2023

Adams Revolver.
Adams M1851 Infantry revolver - .440
Adams Mk II revolver - .450 Adams
Adams Mk III revolver. circa 1868
Beaumont-Adams Percussion Revolver - .442 ball

The Adams percussion revolver was the brainchild of British gunsmith Robert Adams, who received a patent for a new revolver design in 1851. The gun was a .436 5-shot DAO solid-frame revolver with a spurless hammer. The East India Company was the first to put the new revolver into service. British officers often purchased the Adams revolver privately while the Army waited until 1857 when an improved Beaumont-Adams version was adopted. Ten years later, it was replaced by .450 6-shot breach loading version, designed by Robert's brother John Adams.

Unusually for a firearm of their age, screen examples will likely be originals as reproductions are essentially non-existent. However no firing scenes with one are known to exist from a 21st century production, presumably due to this scarcity.

Specifications

Adams Revolver

(1851 - ????)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber(s): .440
  • Weight: ?
  • Length: ?
  • Barrel length: ?
  • Capacity: 5
  • Fire Modes: DAO

Beaumont-Adams Revolver

(1856 - about 1880)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber(s): .442
  • Weight: 2.4 lb (1.1 kg), unloaded
  • Length: 11.25 in. (286 mm)
  • Barrel length: ?
  • Capacity: 5
  • Fire Modes: DAO

The Adams Revolver and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Notation Date
Capt. Grant's Family (Deti kapitana Granta) David Gutman Major Mac Nabbs 1936
The Mysterious Island (Tainstvennyy ostrov) Ivan Kozlov Tom Ayrton 1941
Hannie Caulder Robert Culp Thomas Luther Price 1971
The Headless Horseman Eslinda Núñez Isidora Covarubio Beaumont-Adams 1973
Aleksandr Milokostyj Henry Poindexter
How the West Was Won Gregory Peck Cleve Van Valen 1985
Far and Away N.Y.C. Irish thug 1992
Pawnshop (Lombard) 2013
True History of the Kelly Gang Seen on Sgt. O'Neil's nightstand 2019

Television

Title Actor Character Notation Date
Sherlock Holmes Nigel Stock Dr. Watson Mk II or Mk III; "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (S02E04 and E05) and "The Sign of Four" (S02E15) 1968

Anime

Film Title Character Note Date
Princess Principal Ep. 03; Beaumont-Adams 2017

Video Games

Title Appears As Note Date
Assassin's Creed Syndicate "1856 Revolver" Beaumont Percussion variation; incorrectly depicted as holding 6 rounds. 2015
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