- Joined
- May 1, 2015
- Location
- Upstate N.Y.
Recent purchase of a rarely seen revolver. Allen & Wheelock created and patented many firearms. This was 1860-1862 approx.. The .44 only had a production of about 250 pieces till both Allen & Wheelock and Smith & Wesson both ran into the Rollins infringement. It was also made in .36 caliber (Navy) version. They were for the most part converted to percussion to resolve the problem. Starting life as a cartridge firearm and ending up a percussion. So original in Lipfire are few. All matching numbers. The Federal government purchased 536 from the factory and 198 from Wm. Read & Sons , Boston on the open market. The purchase was a mix of the different versions. A well thought out piece with a ratchet type ejector. The trigger guard lowers to function the ejector. A few photos. Permission to post photos obtained from Shiloh Relics
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