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Very RARE Antique MASS. ARMS Single Shot MAYNARD PRIMED Pocket Pistol AMERICAN CIVIL WAR Era; 1 of Only 550 Manufactured!
Guns International #: 101564664 Seller's Inventory #: 201498
Category: Antique Pistols - Percussion - Civil War Pistols
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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.
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Description:
Very RARE Antique MASS. ARMS Single Shot MAYNARD PRIMED Pocket Pistol
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR Era; 1 of Only 550 Manufactured!
Here we present a rare antique Massachusetts Arms Maynard Primed Single Shot Percussion Pistol, manufactured in the late 1850s. According to Jones, only about 500 were produced. In 1847 Colt received a contract for his Colt-Walker Revolver, but lacking any manufacturing capability himself, had to outsource to the Whitney Firearms Co. Once complete, Samuel Colt was able to take over production himself, and while he was at it, he lured several Whitney employees away with him to Hartford. Among those were William Miller and Joshua Stevens. They were secretly working on their own revolver, and when Colt found them out he fired them. They went on to continue their work on the design, first with Edwin Wesson, and then the Massachusetts Arms Co. upon Wesson’s death.
The initial design was one in which the hammer also revolved the cylinder. It was immediately attacked by Colt in a patent infringement lawsuit, which Colt won, effectively quashing the success of the revolvers, though they changed the infringing elements and continued to manufacture revolvers. They also took the cylinder completely out of the equation with this Single Shot model. Very few of these were made as it is hardly more effort to manually place a cap on the nipple when you have to load the little pistol from the muzzle anyway.
The overall condition is good. The metal surfaces are dark with age. The markings are mostly legible. The serial numbers match. The left grip has seen repairs, and both are in good shape. The action on this pistol is strong all around. Light engravings on the frame and primer lid are a nice feature. A very simple take on the American Deringer!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 2-1/2 inches.
Caliber: .31 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1275
#201498
SOLD
Antique: Yes