Allen & Wheelock Side Hammer USA Civil War Era Revolver
This is an Allen & Wheelock 32 RF Side hammer rim fire Revolver of Civil War Era .Revolver made by Allen and Wheelock, Ethan Allen & Co. Made c. 1858-1865, total quantity estimated over 1,500. 32 rim fire; 6-shot cylinder. Barrel length 2 1/2. All barrels octagonal. Iron frames. Walnut grips, blued finish now faded to mostly grey but some finish left. Barrel markings: ALLEN & WHEELOCK, WORCEST... read more
1200.00 GBP
Interesting Jacob's Rifle 1861 - Cape Gun.
I am pleased to offer this exceptional rifle,
Brigadier General Jacob was an extraordinary man, soldier, mathematician and inventor. He influenced a great portions of India’s wild Northwest Frontier, set up civil administrations and generally did a splendid all-around job of soldiering on a wild frontier. A town was even named after him, which still exists in Pakistan.
Jacob’s id... read more
Cased Colt Roots 2nd Model revolver.
This is a decent Colt Roots second model side hammer revolver in 28 Calibre. It is estimated that only 2.99 % of these revolvers survived. This particular revolver was manufactured in 1856 at the Hartford factory and is contained in its original USA case. The case contains the correct mould with the flying Eagle motif, powder flask and an Eley cap tin. Poignantly the mould contains two cast bul... read more
US Cased Cased Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver
This is a good early example of a Colt Model 1849 pocket pistol in 31 calibre in its original case with accessories. The Colt pocket pistol was the largest selling pistol in the 1800’s a record that was not to be surpassed by the later single army colt revolver until 1912.
The revolver cocks and locks as it should with very little play. The cylinder scene is visible and all numbers matc... read more
Pristine Swiss Model 1878 10.4 mm revolver.
The fine Swiss 1878 revolver is ostensibly the Model 1872 10.4 mm rimfire cartridge revolver converted to centrefire. Compare this to the Colt Single action “Peacemaker” revolver and it makes the Colt look agricultural. This revolver has a double action that works like Swiss Clockwork. The Model 1878 was chambered specifically for a centrefire cartridge. Its mechanism is the Warnant system with... read more
Marlin Model XXX 1873 tip up revolver.
This is a decent Marlin XXX standard 1873 revolver.
The revolver is a spur triggered 30 Calibre RF revolver which cocks, locks, and rotates. The revolver is nickel plated and does exhibit some wear to the plating
.The revolver looks better than the macro photographs as it is difficult to photograph the nickel finish. The revolver has good grips, and disassembles easily.
Thi... read more
Excellent Rogers and Spencer Revolver 1865
The Rogers & Spencer Percussion Revolver was originally manufactured in Willowvale, NY about 1863-65. In January 1865, the United States government contracted with Rogers & Spencer for 5,000 of the solid frame pistols. Delivery on the contract was made too late for war service, and the entire lot was sold as scrap to Francis Bannerman and Son in 1901. Bannerman then sold the pistols throughout ... read more
Rare Plant's revolver USA Civil War Era
Another rare and interesting revolver! This is an antique Plant’s Mfg. Co. Revolver, made circa 1864 in New Haven, Connecticut. Makers of revolvers during the American Civil War had three choices:
1) they could take their chances violating the Smith & Wesson owned Rollin White Patent for the concept of a “bored through cylinder” to accept metallic cartridges. Those that did were invaria... read more
Excellent cased Colt London Pocket Pistol circa 1855
This is another really outstanding cased Colt London pocket revolver with all original accessories.
The case contains all accessories in unused condition , some lead conical bullets and the key is extant.
The revolver was purchased from a gentleman who was able to explain to me that he inherited it from his grandfather and by descent and family history it dates back to an ancestor... read more
Winchester Model 1885 "High Wall" in 32-40 calibre.
This is a very good Winchester Model 1885 “High Wall” single shot rifle in obsolete 32-40 calibre. This rifle was manufactured in 1888 as evidenced by its serial number and an original tang sight is attached to the tang.
The rifle operates flawlessly and has a 29” barrel with a good bore and I am told is very accurate. It was previously held on a firearms certificate but I am selling thi... read more