Original U.S. Civil War Era British .442 Caliber 4th Model Tranter Percussion Revolver - Serial 16969 T Near CSA Used Examples US Civil War identified by its "open top"

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

or there may be wear to the tumbler

Branches of cherry and orange blossoms

A special constable

The leather chinstrap is secured on the side with two New York “Excelsior” buttons

Original U.S. Civil War Era British .442 Caliber 4th Model Tranter Percussion Revolver - Serial 16969 T Near CSA Used Examples US Civil War identified by its "open top"Original 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