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CIVIL WAR Era MOORE’S PATENT Teat-Fire Revolver Engraved Revolver That Circumvented S&W’s Patents
Guns International #: 101320776 Seller's Inventory #: 190569
Category: Civil War Revolvers - Handguns - American Revolvers
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State: Missouri
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Description:
CIVIL WAR Era MOORE’S PATENT Teat-Fire Revolver
Engraved Revolver That Circumvented S&W’s Patents
Here we present an antique Moore’s Patent Firearms Company Teat-Fire Revolver, made circa 1864-70, 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.
This little spur trigger has a blade front and V-notched hammer rear sights and manufactured without the extractor. The cylinder is marked "D. WILLIAMSON'S PATENT JANUARY 5, 1864". The top of the barrel is marked "MOORE'S PAT. FIREARMS CO. BROOKLYN, N.Y." There is a small hinged loading gate on the right side of the barrel ahead of the cylinder and an engraved leaf pattern on the lug with embellishments at the muzzle and cylinder. The cylinder has an engraved line along the front and rear edge. The frame has a scroll and leaf design.
The overall condition is very good. 80% of the original silver finish remains. Markings are clear. The grips are in great shape. The bore is in very good condition. The action (hammer/trigger) remains strong. The cylinder does not currently revolve. Here is a very attractive example of a revolver design that made it around S&W’s Rollin White Patent!
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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#190569
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Antique: Yes