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Antique MOORE’S Patent Teat-Fire Revolver
Guns International #: 101038122 Seller's Inventory #: 6408
Category: Antique Revolvers - Cartridge - Civil War Revolvers
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Description:
Antique MOORE’S Patent Teat-Fire Revolver
Engraved Revolver That Circumvented S&W’s Patents
Here we present an antique Moore’s Patent Teat-Fire Revolver, made circa 1865, in Brooklyn, New York. It was wartime and the United States stood divided. During a period of rapid industrial innovation, the firearms industry was one of the hottest. The war drove a huge market and many different makers, designs and patents appeared in a very short amount of time. Some of Colt’s most coveted patents expired in 1857, opening opportunity, but Smith & Wesson purchased the Rollin White Patent in the late 1850s, enabling them to control the market on what virtually became the “modern” revolver. Specifically, the Rollin White Patent was for completely bored through (front to back) chambers in the cylinder. This is the same concept still in use in revolvers today. This enabled the most effective use of metallic cartridges.
Many companies simply infringed on the patent. They were promptly sued. Others tried and succeeded in finding ways around the patent to make metallic cartridge revolvers while the Rollin White Patent was still in effect. Daniel Moore, the designer of this revolver was one who did both. He designed a cartridge revolver that was the first “swing-out” cylinder revolver, but blatantly infringed on S&W’s patent. He was sued and lost, but he was not done. He soon designed another revolver with the partnership of David Williamson. That is the pictured “teat-fire” revolver. Like the Plant, another successful revolver that skirted the RW Patent, it used a mostly bored through cylinder with a constriction at the back. The cartridges each loaded from the front of the cylinder. A small projection at the back of the cartridge (like a teat) was the primer.
The overall condition is very good. The steel surfaces have a gray patina and clear markings and engravings. The original silver plate on the brass frame is dark with age and about 50% remains. The serial numbers match. The original walnut grips show wear and remain solid. The bore is in good shape with good rifling and a coat of dust. The action is not currently functional. The cylinder ratchet is in great shape, but the hand seems to be the issue.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 3-1/4 inches.
Caliber: .32 Teat-fire
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$600
#6408
SOLD
Antique: Yes