Guns International #: 102358863
Seller's Inventory #: 228167

Category - Civil War Revolvers - Antique Revolvers - Cartridge

Category
Civil War Revolvers
Antique Revolvers - Cartridge

RARE CIVIL WAR Antique ALLEN & WHEELOCK .44 Cal Center Hammer NAVY Revolver 1 of 250 .36 Cal. LIPFIRE Revolvers Made circa 1861

Description:
RARE CIVIL WAR Antique ALLEN & WHEELOCK .44 Cal Center Hammer NAVY Revolver

1 of 250 .36 Cal. LIPFIRE Revolvers Made circa 1861

Here we present a very rare antique Allen & Wheelock Center Hammer Navy Lipfire Revolver, made circa 1861 in Worcester, Massachusetts, at the start of the American Civil War. These were produced in both .44 Army caliber and .36 Navy caliber. According to Flayderman, these revolvers only had a production of about 250 pieces untill Allen & Wheelock ran into the Rollins White patent infringement. They were for the most part converted to percussion to resolve the problem. Of those 250 Lipfires manufactured, many were converted, so finding an original revolver still in Lipfire are few and far between.

Allen & Wheelock manufactured a total of approximately 700 of these Center Hammer revolvers with the first 250 being Lipfire. Of these 700, the Ordnance Department purchased 536 of these revolvers in 1861. Nearly all those guns were subsequently issued to the 2nd & 3rd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry regiments. As these revolvers were purchased on the open market, they were not marked with any U.S. military sub-inspection or final inspection marks (including cartouches), as are found on the guns acquired via official Ordnance Department contracts. Surviving examples are rare.

This Allen & Wheelock Navy Revolver is a .36 caliber, six-shot, Lipfire single action revolver that had a 6” octagon barrel that utilized a unique ratcheting loading lever that formed the trigger guard of the revolver. The frames, cylinders and barrels of the revolvers were blued with the hammers and the combination loading lever and trigger guards color casehardened. The grips were smooth two-piece walnut that were usually varnished but appear to have been oil finished on some examples. Despite the relatively small number produced, the revolvers were manufactured in three distinct variants.

The overall condition is very good. Excellent action all the way around. Bright, nicely rifled bore. Legible markings. Both grips contain an average amount of wear and remain seated firmly. The front sight is missing. Here is a very RARE and attractive revolver from one of the 19th Century’s most prolific makers!

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 6 inches.

Caliber: .36 Lipfire

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1900

#228167
 

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Antique: Yes