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WHITNEY ARMS COMPANY Antique SIDEHAMMER Percussion Single Barrel SHOTGUN RARE! 1 of 2,000 Manufactured!
Guns International #: 102151510 Seller's Inventory #: 220354
Category: Antique Shotguns - Percussion - Shotguns - American
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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:
WHITNEY ARMS COMPANY Antique SIDEHAMMER Percussion Single Barrel SHOTGUN
RARE! 1 of 2,000 Manufactured!
Here we present an antique Whitney Arms Company Sidehammer Percussion Single Barrel Shotgun, made circa 1866-69 in New Haven, Connecticut. Eli Whitney Sr. established his Whitneyville Armory in1798 and produced firearms (among other things) by contract for the young U.S. government. Just prior to this, in 1793, Whitney invented the mechanical cotton gin, which dramatically changed the economic landscape in the U.S., namely in the South. While his invention was a labor-saving device, making the processing of harvested cotton extremely efficient and requiring fewer laborers, his machine caused the market for cotton to explode and more laborers were needed to plant, grow and harvest the crop. This resulted in a corresponding boom in the Southern slave trade. Great fortunes were created, and the population of the South became such that one in three Southerners were slaves. All this provided the fuel that would become the raze that was the American Civil War.
This firearm was manufactured by Whitney out of surplus .58-caliber rifle barrels that were opened up and converted to smoothbore .60-caliber shotgun barrels. These were marked "Whitney Arms Co., Whitneyville, Conn. They were finished blue, with varnished walnut stocks that were originally crudely checkered. Approximately 2,000 of these were manufactured between 1866 and 1869. These guns are rarely encountered on today's market.
The overall condition is good. Strong action. The bore is in good shape for its age. The stock is in good shape and contains a stable crack on the wrist at the frame. No rear sight. “WHITNEY ARMS” is marked atop the barrel.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 31-1/4 inches.
Caliber: .60 percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1450
#220354
SOLD
Antique: Yes