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[[Image:Tranter.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Tranter revolver (Second Model with single trigger), from the collection of General JEB Stuart]] | [[Image:Tranter.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Tranter revolver (Second Model with single trigger), from the collection of General JEB Stuart]] | ||
[[Image:Tranterdualtrigger.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Tranter 54-bore self-cocking revolver]] | [[Image:Tranterdualtrigger.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Tranter 54-bore self-cocking revolver]] | ||
| + | [[File:Tranter Model 1878 Army.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Tranter Model 1878 Army - .450]] | ||
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 [[Adams Revolver|Beaumont-Adams]] revolver. | 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 [[Adams Revolver|Beaumont-Adams]] revolver. | ||
Revision as of 11:41, 23 July 2016
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 generally versions of the various Robert Adams-designed revolver models, of which Tranter had produced in excess of 8000 revolvers by 1853. The first model of his own design used the frame of an Adams-type revolver, with a modification in the mechanism which he had jointly developed with James Kerr. The first model was sold under the name Tranter-Adams-Kerr.
Specifications
(c.1854-c.1880)
- Type: Revolver
- Length of barrel: ?
- Weight empty: approx 2.4lb (1.1 kg),
- Caliber: ?
- Capacity: 5 or 6
- Action: Double Action
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannie Caulder | Raquel Welch | Hannie Caulder | 1971 | |
| Ip Man | Gordon Lam Ka-tung | Li Zhao | Tranter 1879 | 2008 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Boys | Jeremy Sims | Francis | third model | 2011 |