Unusual Brevette Webley Longspur 54 bore revolver.

This is an interesting cased Brevette Longspur 54 bore revolver with some unusual features.
The cylinder release is similar to a Comblain quick release and the barrel is located with a fixed wedge but can be disassembled in seconds by depressing the lever under the barrel which is not a loading lever.
An Adams style loading lever is in-situ on the barrel. The barrel is 6.5" long and the overall length of the revolver is 13".
An advantage over the Webley Longspur is that the revolver can also be fired double action. The maker is Dupree and the revolver is stamped with Liege proofs and the serial number 1181.Dupree was registered in the Warne district of Liege and there is some information available on the Littlegun website and a very similar revolver is featured in Myatt's book on handguns. Many Webley and Adams frames were manufactured in Belgium
The vendor told me that the case was discovered in an antique shop in the 1960's and when picked up the bottom fell out of it! The accessories are original and accompanied the revolver but the case was restored and the revolver professionally refinished by a leading London Maker as the underside had stained with the damp hence the price for an exceptionally rare and interesting item.

Code: 50185