Wilkinson & Son produced these rare turret revolvers or "wheel pistols" and revolving long guns in limited numbers in the late 1830s and early 1840s based on Moses Poole's patent no. 7286 from 1837. They are highly desirable as rare early revolving firearms and display excellent craftsmanship. These are often labeled as "Cochran" turret revolvers because they are very similar to the American Cochran turret revolvers. The British version includes a trigger guard and has a different top strap latch design. This revolver would have been their 7th example. The smoothbore barrel is Damascus and has a bead front sight and London proof and view marks. The top strap is marked "WILKINSON/& SON/LONDON" and "7/PATENT/5137" and has fine floral scroll engraving. The rear sight can be pushed down to free the turret to be manually rotated between shots, and a small button at the rear allows the top strap to be hinged up to remove the turret. Both turrets are also marked "WILKINSON & SON" and "7/PATENT/5137." The trigger guard has floral scroll engraving, and the pistol has a manually cocked underhammer. The grip is finely checkered and has a flared pommel.