EditorialPortrait of William Tranter, 1860-1890 Butler E Tranter, William Tranter (1816-1890) was a gunmaker and gun designer with a factory in Aston, Birmingham, famous for inventing the Tranter Revolver. Tranter was also a substantial property owner and a fou...
EditorialPortrait of Mrs Amelia Elizabeth Tranter, 1877 Butler E Tranter, Related to 1978V794 Portrait of William Tranter (her husband), gunmaker and gun designer with a factory in Aston, Birmingham, famous for inventing the Tranter Revolver., Oil Painting, Por...
EditorialAnonymous, British, late 18thearly 19th century, Trade Card of the Gunmaker Samuel Brunn (active 17951820), Anonymous, British, late 18thearly 19th century, Samuel Brunn (English, London, recorded 17951820), 17971803, Engraving, Sheet: 4 3/4 ? 3 1/16 i...
EditorialFlintlock Pistol Made for Charles XI of Sweden (1655?1697), dated 1676, Paris, French, Paris, Steel, gold, wood (walnut), L. 21 in. (53.3 cm), Firearms, This is the earliest dated firearm by Piraube, the leading gunmaker in France during the reign of L...
EditorialMarriage Contract Between Jean Baptiste Claude Allevin, Gunmaker, and Barbe Fran?oise Bernard, Paris, July 13, 1759, July 13, 1759, Paris, French, Paris, Pen on paper, 12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. (32 x 21.2 cm), Works on Paper, Although their works were highly ...