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RARE Antique ROLLIN WHITE Pocket Pistol
Guns International #: 101382435 Seller's Inventory #: 190397
Category: Civil War Pistols - Antique Pistols - Cartridge
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
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
Description:
RARE Antique ROLLIN WHITE Pocket Pistol
By Massively Influential Inventor!
Here we present an antique Civil War-Era Rollin White Arms Pocket Pistol in .32 Rimfire, manufactured circa 1861 by the Rollin White Arms Company in Lowell, Massachusetts. These are very scarce with only 3,000 produced by Rollin White’s namesake company. Rollin White was the owner of the “bored through cylinder” design patent that launched Smith & Wesson into greatness in 1857 and had all the other revolver designers struggling to compete until the patent expired in 1869. Smith & Wesson paid him for the use of his patent and they used the concept to develop a full line of metallic cartridge rimfire revolvers, which were the first and most successful. White, though not many know of him today, was hugely influential in the development of modern revolvers and firearms in general.
Of the gun manufacturers that have fallen by the wayside that collectors inevitably stumble across, one of the ones with the least information out there is the Rollin White Arms Company. Norm Flayderman wrote that “the Rollin White Arms Company was formed by Rollin White in 1861 to manufacture revolvers to meet the demand which Smith & Wesson could not fill during the Civil War. Their entire production was marketed by Smith & Wesson through their normal dealers. The firm name was changed to Lowell Arms Company in 1864 (Rollin White’s association with it was terminated) following a change in management.”
This pistol greatly resembles the Smith & Wesson No. 1 revolver line. This one differs in that it has a breech instead of a cylinder. The breech pivots to the right side of the gun to load a single cartridge. This is the only firearm like this. This is a great example of White’s work and illustrative of his patent without having Smith & Wesson’s name on it.
The overall condition is very fine. The original silver plate over the brass frame is 80%. The original blue finish is 75%. The markings are clear. The numbers match. The rosewood grips are in great shape. The bore is in very good condition, semi-bright with sharp rifling. The action is excellent.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 3 1/8 inches.
Caliber: .32 Rimfire
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1995
#190397
SOLD
Antique: Yes