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1860s Antique MANHATTAN Navy Caliber Revolver
Guns International #: 101091299 Seller's Inventory #: 6184
Category: Antique Revolvers - Percussion - Civil War Revolvers
Seller's Information
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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
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1460
Total Number of Listings: 29934
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
Description:
1860s Antique MANHATTAN Navy Caliber Revolver
Alternative to Samuel Colt’s 1851 Navy
Here we present an antique Manhattan Navy Series IV Revolver, made circa 1865 in Newark, New Jersey. Manhattan Fire Arms Co. was founded in 1856 specifically to capitalize on the soon to be expiring Colt patents in 1857. This strategy worked very well for the company and they began by making high quality and very close copies of both Colts and other popular pistols with expired patents. In fact, Manhattan’s copies of Colts were so close that Colt tried to kill their production with a lawsuit, even though their patent had expired. Quite obviously, this pistol is a direct and quality copy of the Colt 1851 Navy.
Manhattan’s revolvers were very well received by the public. The company never received U.S. military contracts, except for a small delivery, most likely on the regimental level. Nevertheless, many Manhattan revolvers found themselves on smoky Civil War battlefields, purchased privately by officers and soldiers, and they were certainly in use at home. The war created a vast and unquenchable market for firearms of all types.
The overall condition is fair. The metal surfaces were cleaned in the past and have regained a smoky gray patina. The markings are legible. The serial numbers match. The bore is in good condition, dusty with strong rifling underneath. The walnut grips are in good shape. The barrel wedge is a replacement. The action on this revolver is functioning.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 5 inches.
Caliber: .36 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$800
#6184
SOLD
Antique: Yes