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F267. H&P
ALTERED U.S. MODEL 1822 SPRINGFIELD MUSKET: This
H&P Civil War period conversion musket is .69
caliber with a 42" barrel retained by three flat barrel bands with
springs. It is browned finish with a smooth walnut stock. It is marked with a {spread-winged eagle} over US forward
of the hammer, and in three vertical lines: "SPRING / FIELD / 1830" at the tail of the lock:
patent breech marked 1861 and H&P: a clear
script "JT"
cartouche and an A/2 reclassification
cartouche, with a legible script "JS" final inspection cartouche behind the trigger guard. The
gun retains the H&P added 1858 pattern leaf rear sight; the H&P added
front sight blade on upper band, a socket bayonet lug, and a correctly modified
button head ramrod dished for conical ammunition and sling swivels. The New
Jersey firm of Hewes & Phillips altered some 20,000 US Model 1816/22/18 and
Model 1835/40 flintlock muskets to percussion during the American Civil War,
roughly 8,000 "Type I" rifled and sighted alterations for the state
of New Jersey and some 12,000 “Types II” for the US Ordnance Department, most
of these being smooth bore. This is a classic "Type I," rifled with
three lands and grooves with a clean out screw in the bolster with “NJ” New
Jersey markings on the barrel. The gun is
in Fine++ condition. Retains some brown finish mixed with an
oxidized brown patina; markings in metal are crips and clear; markings in wood
slightly worn, but strong. Mechanically functional with a very good bore with
the last few inches nearest the muzzle dirty and somewhat pitted. The stock is
crisp with sharp edges, showing scattered bumps, dings and marks, some minor
hairline grain cracks are present as well, but appear non-structural. $1600.00
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F297. CONFEDERATE RICHMOND ALTERED M1836 PISTOL WITH ADAMS BOLSTER: With the coming of the Civil War, most southern states had
limited quantities of weapons, and what they had was often obsolete. Virginia had a large supply of older flintlock arms in various state of repair; most of which would be altered to percussion. This is one of those reworked pistols. It is a Confederate altered US Model 1836 Flintlock Pistol. It shows all the hallmarks of an Adams alteration with a classic 'three-faceted” bolster with the circular shadow of the rod used to hold it in place while it was brazed to the barrel and assembly hash marks “XII” beside a brass inlay. The lock proper functions in both half and full cock and the
ram-rod is original.
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F307. CONFEDERATE ROLLER-BUCKLE BELT WITH COLT NAVY SLIM-JIM HOLSTER & HARTFORD COLT 1851 NAVY REVOLVER: This is a Confederate Roller-Buckle belt with a Colt Navy Slim-Jim holster, complete with a Hartford Colt 1851 Navy Revolver. The serial number 92654 matches on the lower & upper receiver, the loading lever, the trigger guard and the wedge; however, the back strap has a different number; 80716. Serial number 92654 dates to 1859 and 80716 to 1857. Many of the 90xxx Colt Navy Revolvers were purchased by Southern states prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. The Hartford make on the top of the barrel is well worn, but readable; the action is tight and holds in both half and full cock positions; the nipples, front site and all screws are original, and there is even some original silver on the trigger guard. The Confederate Roller-Buckle belt is in good shape with one repair as shown in the photos, and the Colt Navy Revolver Slim-Jim Holster has beautiful patina and the single loop with a very cool period repair on the reverse. The holster is soft at its top from wear, but displays well with the revolver and the belt. This price is for the revolver, belt and holster. $2600.00
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F310. AUSTRIAN M1842 CAVALRY CARBINE: This is a Civil War M1842 Import Austrian M1842 Cavalry Carbine. The stock is in great shape with a few bumps and dings and is all original with a very pleasing patina. The lock is dated 1852 and in great working order and the hammer holds in both positions. The firing nipple shows wear but still in good shape; the barrel is dark with deep rifling, and both the original front and rear sights are intact. A wonderful example that will make a great addition to any Confederate or Union Cavalry display. $1100.00
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F313.
SMITH CARBINE CAVALRY VERSION – 2nd WEST
VIRGINIA CAVALRY: This is an example of the Smith Carbine - Cavalry
version: serial number 4137. Serial number 4110 went to Company
D, 2nd West Virginia Cavalry and serial number 4139 was issued to the Company H, 2nd West Virginia Cavalry Regiment;
and though I cannot say for certain, there is a high
probability this gun also went to the 2nd West Virginia Cavalry! Smith carbines were made by
several contractors, and this one was made & marked by American Machine Works,
Springfield MA. The gun is in great condition with an even plum-brown
patina over the original blue on the barrel with the remaining metal having a
smooth gray iron patina with the smallest amount
of case-coloring. The stock is sound with a discernable cartouche and some
scattered dings and dents, but no major issued. The action is crisp and the bore has nice rifling and is bright. It has
the original saddle ring and retention bar; rear site with all the blades, but
the front site is missing the aiming blade. The barrel is marked (L.F.R). As previously mentioned, there is a
good likelihood this gun was carried by a 2nd West Virginia Cavalry soldier. The
2nd West Virginia Cavalry had extensive combat experience and by the end of 1864, the regiment was part of
General George Armstrong Custer's 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps and continued to fight in the
Shenandoah Valley, and were responsible for eliminating Confederate General Jubal Early's Army of the Valley from the war. $2900.00
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F321. CONFEDERATE PURCHASED JS-ANCHOR MARKED KERR REVOLVER: The London Armoury Company Kerr’s Patent Revolver is one of the most distinctive and instantly recognizable of all Civil War era handguns. The Kerr patent revolver was invented by James Kerr, who was awarded two patents for improvements to Roberts Adams’ earlier revolver designs. Kerr had been a founding member of the London Armoury Company, which was established on February 9, 1856 and of which Adams was the Managing Director during the late 1850s. With the outbreak of the American Civil War, Caleb Huse (the South’s primary purchasing agent in England) engaged the London Armory Company to produce all the Kerr’s Patent revolvers that they could for delivery to the Confederacy. It is believed that nearly all of the L.A.C.’s output of Kerr revolvers from April of 1861 through the close of the Civil War was produced on contract for the Confederacy, with about 9,000 pistols produced and shipped to the south during that time. The estimate regarding revolver production is based upon the extant examples with Confederate provenance or marks, which tend to exist in the 1,5XX to about the 10,XXX serial number range. However, a handful of legitimate CS inspected Kerr’s do appear in the 7XX to 1,5XX range, indicating that some of the earliest purchases were filled from already assembled revolvers on hand. To date, at least three separate Confederate government contracts have been identified for the purchase of Kerr revolvers. Two were army contracts, and one was a 1,000-gun contract for the Confederate Navy. One of the standard indicators of CS importation and usage of a Kerr revolver is the presence of the JS / {ANCHOR} inspection mark that is found on the front of the wooden grip of the pistols, below the grip frame tang. This is the inspection mark of John Southgate, who acted as a “viewer” (arms inspector) for the Confederacy.
The Kerr’s Patent Revolver offered here is a
well-used Confederate inspected example is in about VERY GOOD condition.
This gun retains a very clear Confederate JS / {ANCHOR} inspection
mark in the checkered grip on the front strap. The gun is serial numbered 1897 on
the right side of the frame and on the cylinder.
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F330. M1854 LEFAUCHEUX
PIN-FIRE REVOLVER - KANSAS: The Lefaucheux Pin-Fire revolver was a new
invention at the time of the Civil War. The
primary importer was George Schuyler who
purchased 10,000 revolvers for the US government. Other importers included Herman Boker, Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, George Raphael, Alexis Godillot of Paris and even Tiffany & Company. US cavalry units that received
pinfire revolvers included the 5th IL, 2nd & 5th KS, 6th KY, 8th MO,
1st WI and the 9th MO State Militia Cavalry. The Springfield Research
Service serial number books list the serial numbers for 69 Lefaucheux revolvers
that were in the possession of Company B of the 9th Missouri State Militia
Cavalry during 1863. These 69 revolvers range from serial number 33,895 through
42,522. This 9,000+ range of serial numbers within a single company of US
cavalry makes it relatively easy to extrapolate that Lefaucheux revolvers
within the 25,XXX through at least the 45,XXX range are within the realistic
realm of US purchased revolvers that saw Civil War use. Additionally, Company D
of the 2nd Kansas Cavalry had several issued guns between the number range
20203 - 34952. Confederate units under the command of General Nathan Bedford
Forrest had at least a few hundred of these revolvers in their possession in
late 1864. A May 25, 1864 Ordnance Report from Meridian, Mississippi by Forrest
showed his 1st Division in possession of 190 French
Pistols and
his 3rd Division in possession of another 160. It is almost certain that these French Pistols were Lefaucheux revolvers.
Additionally, in 1864 the Selma Arsenal was offering Lefaucheux revolvers for
sale to Confederate officers.
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F334. SMITH & WESSON #2 OLD ARMY REVOLVER: The Smith & Wesson No 2 Old Army revolver was a six shot, .32
caliber single
action revolver that fired a .32 caliber rimfire cartridge. The revolver was
introduced in 1861 and remained in production until 1874. During that time some
77,155 of the revolvers were manufactured. Those pistols under serial number 35,731 were produced prior to May 1,
1865 and are considered Civil War use. The gun was very popular for
soldiers and officers on both sides during the conflict. From the
stand point of size, the Smith & Wesson No 2 was probably one of the
most practical pistols to carry in the field. It was lighter and easier to deal
with than a Colt Navy or Colt Army percussion revolver. This Smith & Wesson No 2 is serial number 8182, which puts it early in the American Civil War. The serial number
is very clearly stamped in the bottom of the grip frame and is also stamped
inside of the right grip panel. The gun is mechanically excellent with a crisp
action and a very tight lock up, and times and indexes exactly as it should.
Typically, these “tip up” revolvers are found with excessive play in the hinge
between the barrel and frame and they tend to wiggle. This one is nice and tight.
The top of the barrel rib is clearly marked:
Smith & Wesson Springfield. MASS, and the cylinder
is marked: PATENTED APRIL 3,
1855. JULY 5, 1859 & DEC. 18, 1860. Traces of original blue finish is visible under the brown patina. $1300.00
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F342. SAVAGE NAVY REVOLVER: The Savage
“Navy” self-cocking revolver is possibly the most ungainly handguns of the Civil War. The .36 caliber, 6-shot
revolver had a 7” octagonal barrel and an innovative ring-cocking action and a
moving gas seal cylinder. The gun featured a unique ring-shaped cocking lever
inside the heart shaped trigger guard, which was used to advance the cylinder and
cock the hammer. The shooter could then fire the gun with the traditional
trigger. The Savage Revolving Firearms Company secured its first official US
military contract directly with the US government on October 16, 1861. This
contract called for Savage to deliver 5,000 pistols between October 1861 and
March 1862. Another contract was received from the government in November of
1861 to supply an additional 5,000 revolvers between November 1861 and May of
1862. Of the approximately 20,000 Savage “Navy” models produced during the
Civil War, the US Ordnance Department took delivery of 11,384 of the guns, and
the Navy took delivery of 1,126. The balance of approximately 8,500 guns wereoffered for civilian sale. This gun appears to be one of the private/civilian sales,which individual soldiers and officers could purchase, and the serial number #6547 makes it an early gun. It is all
original and has an even gray patina; the cylinder properly functions with all
original nipples and the action is tight; the front site is original and the
grips are as well. The maker mark on the top is hard to photo due to the stippling
created from gun power, but it is there under magnification. $1800.00
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F347. 11TH NEW YORK CAVALRY 1860 NEW ARMY REVOLVER - “CRISPIN
REVOLVER CARBINES”: Captain Silas Crispin, acting as the Ordnance Department’s
representative in New York was contacted with a proposed sale of 1000 Colt 1860
Armies with shoulder stocks, and being authorized to purchase them, they were
acquired and delivered on March 1,1862 for the 11th New York cavalry. These
pistols, complete with shoulder stocks, were purchased on the open market and did
not pass through the Government inspection process; however, they do have some
unique characteristics that enable them to be positively identified. In the
book "The Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver" by Charles W. Pate,
there is a detailed account of these revolvers - pages 311-318: Approximate
serial number range 15000-23000. Unit associations - 11th New York Cavalry.
Revolver characteristics - Third Model (third-type frame) four-screw
frame with OMN-like capping cut in recoil shield and no capping grove.
Revolver markings – Standard “O” by all serial numbers above or below
the serial number on barrel, frame, trigger guard and backstrap, but not the cylinder;
"44 Cal" stamped on left rear trigger guard and no military
inspectors marks. This revolver has serial number 16552 “O” on
all parts except the matching cylinder 16552. The wedge is numbered (17553),
which is within the ranges for the revolvers for the 11th New York Cavalry and
most likely was switch by soldiers when cleaning their guns. The gun has an
even brown patina, original grips, good rifling, and properly functions. This
is a rare find and positively identified to the 11th New York Cavalry. $3500.00
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F352.
55TH MASSACHUSETTS
INFANTRY REGIMENT (COLORED TROOPS) – IDENTIFIED ENFIELD RIFLE, CARTRIDGE BOX
& FIELD MIRROR: In
the Mid-1980’s, an Enfield Rifle, Cartridge box and a field shaving mirror were
sold at an estate sale by an African-American (Black) family, who were
descendants of a Colored Soldier from the 55th Massachusetts Infantry
Regiments. These items were sold off individually and after a 30+ year search,
have been reunited. Unfortunately, the record of the sale is not available, and
the family history is gone, but luckily each item was Civil War period marked
with the soldier’s name: Steven Ward. The name Steven L Ward is
stenciled on the flat area of the Enfield opposite the lock, as well as on the
field Shaving mirror, and the name Steven Ward is stenciled on
the underside of the cartridge box flap, and the backside of the shoulder strap.
These two versions of the name are helpful, but present a challenge for a
positive identification since no living descendant exist, and will require
extensive research of the names and each item for characteristics unique to the
55th Massachusetts infantry. The Civil War data-base list two Union soldiers
named Stephen L. Ward, and eighteen soldiers with the name Stephen
Ward, of which three were African-American (Colored). Many of these soldiers can be eliminated because
they had late enlistments; served in non-combat or non-infantry units, or were
not issued Enfield rifles. This narrows
the list to the two soldiers with the name Stephen L. Ward, and the three
African-American (Colored) privates.
Of the two named Stephen L. Ward, one was
from the 1st Michigan Light Artillery and enlisted 9/6/1864 and mustered-out
8/1/1865. His enlistment period is late in the war and he would not have been
issued an Enfield Rifles. The second soldier was from the 13th New Jersey Infantry,
and though he had an early enlistment of 8/25/1862 and survived the war, his
unit did not receive Enfield rifles, but carried Springfield Rifles. Based on these facts, these two soldiers can
be ruled out in regards to these identified items. This leaves the three
African-American (Colored) soldiers with the same name Stephen Ward.
The first enlisted on 7/19/1863 into the US Colored Troop, 4th Cavalry, New Orleans. This unit was issued cavalry carbines and
would not have received Enfield rifles. The second enlisted on 5/27/1865 into Company
A, 128th United States Colored Infantry. As a late-war Federal unit, it is
possible it received Enfield rifles, but more likely Springfield rifles. Also,
as a late-war enlistment, this solder would have been issued a model 1864
cartridge not the 1861 version.
The third Colored soldier is Private Stephen
Ward of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry. He enlisted 5/29/1863 into the
55th Massachusetts Infantry and was killed in action on 11/30/1864 at Honey Hill, SC. He was
born in Tennessee and was most likely a slave who escaped to Ohio. This 55th
was issued Confederate Enfield Rifles from captured blockade runner ships,
purchased in Prize Auctions by the State of Massachusetts. This, as well as some other details mention
later, make it highly probable this identified group belongs to Private Stephen Ward of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry. CLICK TO READ THE COMPLETE HISTORY FOLDER. $12,500.00
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CW James: 10,000
Scott & Sons: 8,000 guns
E.P. Bond: 6,000 guns
Parker, Field & Co: 5,500 guns
James Kerr: 500 guns
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F361. 135TH
COLOR TROOPS IDENTIFIED 1853 ENFIELD RIFLE: During
the Civil War, the majority of Colored Troops were issued Model 1853 Enfield rifles that were either surplus or captured Confederate guns. This was the case for
the 135th United States Colored Troop Regiment. Private Jacob Hobbs (Jacob
Hops) was issued an 1864 Tower Enfield Model 1853 rifle and he carved his name
in the stock. A detail data-base search
of this name was conducted and found no match for any other Union or
Confederate soldiers, but a pension file card for Jacob Hobbs was discovered, as
well as North Carolina records showing this name attributed to Jacob Hops. The Enfield
rifle has a Tower 1864 lock, is in great condition, properly functions, has the
original ram-rod and strong rifling. On the side of the stock is carved “Jacob
Hobbs.” The rifle is currently with my show inventor and I only have the one photo, but it will be available at
the Chickamauga Civil War & Military Show, Dalton GA 29-30 January,
2022. Please stop by my table and see
this important piece of history. A historical binder is included. $2400.00
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F363. 59TH ILLINOIS IDENTIFED – 1863 TYPE-1 SPRINGFIELD RIFLE-MUSKET: This is a Springfield Model 1863 Type-1 rifled musket manufactured by Springfield Armory. The Model 1861 was the most commonly used longarm in the American Civil War, with over 700,000 manufactured. The Model 1863 also has the distinction of being the last muzzle-loading longarm produced by the Springfield Armory and was produced in two variants. The Type I eliminated the band springs and replaced the flat barrel bands with oval clamping bands. It also featured a new ramrod, a case-hardened lock, a new hammer, and a redesigned bolster. This gun is fully functional with all original parts except a replaced nipple, and the original .58 caliber barrel was smooth bored most likely after the war. The gun is tack decorated on both sides with two Corps badges on the stocks right side; a Crescent Moon with a star (7th Corps) and a convex, curved cross (16th corps); a large U S, and tacks outlining the lock plate. On the other side there are tacks around the lock screws and tacks between where some sort of disk or coin once was. On the opposite side of the stock are the initials H. H. R. and 95 ILL.
A search of the Civil War data base for the 95th Illinois infantry regiments found one and only one
match: Corporal Henry H. Rowe. He was an 18 years-old farmer from Hebron,
Illinois and enlisted 11 August 1862 as a private and promoted to Corporal. He survived
the war and mustered out 17 August, 1865.
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F364. ENGLISH PATTERN - 1856 ENFIELD 2-BAND RIFLE: This is an English Pattern – 1856 Enfield 2-band rifle. It is complete with all original barrel band, sling swivels, adjustable real site, steel butt plate and trigger guard, and ramrod. The lock is TOWER marked and dated 1861 and properly functions in both half and full cock, and the nipple is original. The stock has expected dings and bumps and is complete with no breaks, and is maker marked T. TURNER. Also, to the real of the trigger guard and swivel is stamped a CROWN and B S A for the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA). All the steel has the same matching plum-brown patina. The barrel has no longer rifled and smooth bore. $1800.00
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F365. EXTREMELY RARE - JAPANESE BOSHIN WAR - BRITISH PATTERN 1861 CAVALRY CARBINE: The Boshin War is also referred to as the Japanese Revolution, the Boshin Senso, or the Yang Earth Dragon’s War of the Year. From 1868 to 1869, various forces who supported the Tokugawa Shogunate and who wanted for the Imperial Court to regain control over the country fought each other in a series of battles. According to records, the origins of the war can be traced back to the discontent of young samurai warriors and several nobles of the shogunate’s failure to efficiently handle the events brought about by the end of Japan’s isolation policy a decade earlier. The primary way in which the “traditionalists” sought to overwhelm the Shogunate forces was to modernize their own armies and to acquire modern firearms from England, Europe and the United States. The end of the American Civil War in 1865 had made a huge number of obsolete percussion-muzzleloading rifles and rifle muskets available on the secondary market from international arms traders like Schuyler, Hartley & Graham. While these guns were being replaced with modern metallic cartridge breechloaders in most of the world, a muzzleloading Enfield pattern rifle or rifle musket was a huge technological advantage against the traditional smoothbore Tanegashima-tsutsu matchlocks in Japan. The traders were only too happy to arm what was looking to be a Japanese civil war.
This English Pattern 1861 Cavalry Carbine is in amazing condition and complete with all original parts to include barrel bands; swinging ramrod; sling swivels; nipple protector and chain; adjustable rear site, and a strong 5-grove minty bore. The lock has a Crown and is marked TOWER 1862 and is void of British military marks. The stock is maker marked KYNOCH & Co. BIRMINGHAM, and to the right is a 16-petalled chrysanthemum.This flower is also stamped in the breach beside the hammer.
The Imperial Seal of Japan or National Seal of Japan, also called the Chrysanthemum Seal, Chrysanthemum Flower Seal, or Imperial chrysanthemum emblem is one of the national seals and a crest used by the Emperor of Japan and members of the Imperial Family. By 1872, it was decreed that all breechloading firearms be transferred to Imperial government control in Tokyo and soon thereafter all Enfield pattern rifles be forwarded to Imperial arsenals for alteration to breechloader; however, this carbine was not altered and is in its original configuration.
Tim Prince wrote the following:
A very interesting gun for a lot of reasons. First of all even though George Kynoch went into business in 1862, he did not become a major force in gun making until he acquired William Tranter’s factory circa 1884-85. Additionally the gun has a Pattern 1861 cavalry carbine rear sight, rather than the Pattern 1856 small leaf rear sight. The Pattern 1856 Cavalry carbine was updated to the Pattern 1861 with the new rear sight, the adoption of 5-groove rifling and changing from the Palmer clamping barrel bands to the new Baddeley patent bands. Since this gun has the earlier Palmer bands I’ll bet it’s still a 3-groove gun that Kynoch refurbished and updated prior to sale to Japan. Note also there are 2 sling swivels and no saddle bar & ring, probably Japanese requests. Almost none of the British military Pattern 1861 cavalry carbines were ever issued in percussion, most were held in storage and were altered to Snider before they were ever issued. From a Civil War standpoint, there is no evidence that any of the Pattern 1861 cavalry carbines were imported. (Barrel is 5-grove) then it is technically a Pattern 1861. That’s a very rare carbine in percussion.
Though not an American Civil War weapon, this unique and extremely rare Enfield Cavalry Carbine has amazing history. $2100.00
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F366. CHECKERED STOCK VOLUNTEER ENFIELD RIFLE: This is a very high-grade Checkered Stock Volunteer Enfield, which are usually an iron mounted Pattern 1856 type rifle. These have a stock made of better grade walnut with checkering, a high-grade finish and infrequently additional features. This gun is complete and in near-mint condition with all original parts to include the nipple protector and chain. The lock is marked CROWN / YOUNG GLASGOW / 1859. On the underside of the stock by the swivel there is a circle-cross stamped into the wood. I have seen this mark on a number of Civil War guns, but have no idea what it represents. If this gun made it to the Civil War, it most likely was a private purchase. $2500.00
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F368. WHITNEY NAVY REVOLVER: This is a Whitney Navy percussion revolver from the era of the American Civil War. The Whitney Navy was a 6-shot, .36 caliber, single action percussion revolver that was manufactured from the late 1850s through the early 1860s. Some 33,000 Whitney Navy revolvers were produced during the production run, with many seeing US government use. The US Army acquired 10,587 of the revolvers between 1861 and 1864 and the US Navy purchased an additional 6,226 between 1863 and 1865. The state of New Jersey purchased 920 Whitney Navy revolvers in 1863, but 792 of those guns were subsequently resold to the US Army in 1863 and 1864. A number of Whitney Navy revolvers also appear to have been acquired by the South and saw service during the American Civil War. Some were purchased prior to the outbreak of hostilities and many more after the conflict started. These later production guns were no doubt obtained through a combination of capturing weapons and purchasing the guns surreptitiously from secondary retailers rather than Whitney. At least two-dozen Whitney Navy revolvers are known to have been repaired for use by the 4th Virginia “Black Horse” Cavalry, and a handful of identified Whitney Navy revolvers with Confederate provenance exist was well. It is not surprising that the revolver found favor on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line. This Whitney Navy revolver appears to have been US government purchased and is marked with an Anchor on the top of the barrel, and was period plated to protect it from exposure to salt water. It is maker marked on the barrel, but also has the name A A WHITE scratched in as well. I did a quick search of this name and have not yet found a US sailor of naval officer, but found plenty of cavalry soldiers, both Union and Confederate that may have carried this gun. The original take-down lever has been period replaced with a steel pin, which may be a Confederate alteration. The gun is tight and properly cycles, and hold in both half and full cock. The grips are original and have the same serial number as on the loading leaver; 25353, and the rifling is strong. $1500.00
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