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Griswold & Co (who later manufactured his own pistols) distributed Tranters. The New Orleans importers Messrs Hyde & Goodrich and A. With the onset of the American Civil War, the Confederate States began buying British arms in quantity and Tranter's high-quality weapons were much esteemed. The bore size equates to the number of lead balls of a particular diameter that can be cast from one pound (454 g) of lead. At the same time he developed his fourth model, a single trigger, double-action revolver based on the same frame.Īt the time the size of revolvers was typically described by the bore instead of the term calibre which is used today. In 1855 he also manufactured his own version of the Beaumont-Adams revolver, known as the Tranter-Adams-Kerr.Īfter 1856 he began production of his third model double trigger revolver, with a more streamlined frame and screw-secured rammer. His next model featured a rammer secured by a keyed peg on the frame and a hook on the barrel. The first model was built on an Adams frame and featured a detachable rammer which fitted onto the frame. Together with James Kerr, Tranter developed modifications to the Adams action and about 1853 he made the first of his double trigger, double-action revolvers. Modifications and alterations on revolvers īy about the year 1853 Tranter had manufactured over 8000 Adams double-action revolvers under license. The partnership dissolved five years later, and Tranter is known to have had an extensive manufactory, together with sales offices, at 50 Loveday Street between 18. Tranter went into partnership with his former employers, John and Isaac Hollis, in 1844. In 1839 a small legacy allowed him to buy out another Birmingham gunsmith. Birmingham was for many years the centre of arms manufacture in England and in 1830, at the age of 14, Tranter was apprenticed to the gunsmithing firm of Hollis Bros & Company. 2 Modifications and alterations on revolversīorn in Oldbury in Worcestershire, William Tranter was the eldest son of a blacksmith.