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Antique LONDON ARMOURY Co. Kerr Patent Revolver CIVIL WAR CSA SOUTH British Used by CONFEDERATE CAVALRYMEN in the War
Guns International #: 102183703 Seller's Inventory #: 226527
Category: Civil War Revolvers - Antique Revolvers - Percussion
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
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State: Missouri
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Description:
Antique LONDON ARMOURY Co. Kerr Patent Revolver CIVIL WAR CSA SOUTH British
Used by CONFEDERATE CAVALRYMEN in the War
Here we present an antique London Armoury Company Kerr Patent Percussion Revolver, made circa the American Civil War Era between 1859 and 1866 in London, England. This Kerr's Patent Revolver was an unusual 5-shot single-action revolver manufactured from 1859 to 1866 by the London Armoury Company. It was used primarily by Confederate cavalrymen during the American Civil War. It is easily recognized by its side-mounted hammer.
James Kerr designed this new revolver in .36 caliber and .45 caliber with production beginning in April 1859. The British government did not initially purchase the weapon and civilian sales were modest. However, the U.S. Civil War began in 1860 and the governments of both the United States and the Confederacy began purchasing arms in Britain. In November 1861, 1,600 revolvers were purchased for the Union army. However, Confederate arms buyers Maj. Caleb Huse and Cpt. James D. Bulloch contracted for all the rifles and revolvers the Armoury could produce, and the Confederate government could pay for. As a result, the London Armoury Company became a major arms supplier to the Confederacy, selling the most of the 11,000 Kerr revolvers produced to Huse.
As with all Confederate imports from England, these weapons had to pass through the Union blockade and the number that actually reached the Confederate army is unknown. Modern writers often state that the Confederates acclaimed the London Armoury Company's guns, which would include the Model 1853 rifle-muskets on the Enfield pattern, as the best weapons delivered to the Confederacy. The London Armoury Company supplied more revolvers to the Confederacy than the total produced by all the efforts of Southern manufacturers to make revolvers. As the Civil War progressed, the London Armoury Company was almost completely dependent on sales to the Confederacy and survived for only a year after the end of the war, dissolving in the Spring of 1866.
This one has “LAC” markings and London proofs. There is a small stamp on the front of the grip directly under the frame tang that looks like an asterisk. On the frame tang itself has been stamped “US”, which is probably a later marking.
The overall condition is good. Weathered and aged patina. The trigger will revolve the cylinder intermittently and it will drop the single action hammer. The bore is dim with good rifling visible. The front sight is absent. Grips remain solid. Serial numbers match on the cylinder and frame.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 5-3/4 inches.
Caliber: .45
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$2875
#226527
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Antique: Yes