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RARE CIVIL WAR Antique ALLEN & WHEELOCK .44 Cal CENTER HAMMER ARMY Revolver 1 of 700 Revolvers Made Circa 1861
Guns International #: 101872008 Seller's Inventory #: 217754
Category: Civil War Revolvers - Antique Revolvers - Cartridge
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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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Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
RARE CIVIL WAR Antique ALLEN & WHEELOCK .44 Cal CENTER HAMMER ARMY Revolver
1 of 700 Revolvers Made Circa 1861
Here we present a Rare Allen & Wheelock Center Hammer Army Revolver, made circa 1861 in Worcester, Massachusetts, at the start of the American Civil War. Allen & Wheelock manufactured approximately of these revolvers. Of these 700, the Ordnance Department purchased 536 of these revolvers in 1861. Nearly all those guns were subsequently issued to the 2nd & 3rd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry regiments. As these revolvers were purchased on the open market, they were not marked with any US military sub-inspection or final inspection marks (including cartouches), as are found on the guns acquired via official Ordnance Department contracts.
The single action revolver has a six-shot cylinder solid frame and unique rack and pinion loading lever in which the forward portion of the trigger guard serves as the operating lever. The two-piece walnut grips have a high polish varnish finish. A fine 'custom' nickeled revolver with extensive engraving by Gustav Young and hand-carved ivory grips is thought to have been the personal weapon of Ethan Allen.
The overall condition is very good. It wears a very old nickel finish. The action is excellent. The bore is in good condition for age with visible rifling and a dark patina. The grips are in nice shape. Numbers match. This is a very aesthetically pleasing, hefty, and well-designed revolver that would have been used during the American Civil War.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 7-1/2 inches.
Caliber: .44 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$2445
#217754
SOLD
Antique: Yes