William Tranter

The Tranter Revolver is a percussion cap-and-ball revolver designed by William Tranter of Birmingham, England. It featured a unique double-trigger mechanism where one trigger cocked the hammer and the other fired the weapon. The revolver was chambered in various calibers from .32 to .54. It was used by the British military and the Confederate States of America. The Tranter revolver is a significant piece of mid-19th century firearms design.