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RARE CIVIL WAR Antique ALLEN & WHEELOCK .44 Cal Center Hammer ARMY Revolver 1 of 250 .44 Cal. LIPFIRE Revolvers Made circa 1861
Guns International #: 102291850 Seller's Inventory #: 228507
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
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Description:
RARE CIVIL WAR Antique ALLEN & WHEELOCK .44 Cal Center Hammer ARMY Revolver
1 of 250 .44 Cal. LIPFIRE Revolvers Made circa 1861
Here we present a very rare antique Allen & Wheelock Center Hammer Army Lipfire Revolver, made circa 1861 in Worcester, Massachusetts, at the start of the American Civil War. These were produced in both .44 Army caliber and .36 Navy caliber. According to Flayderman, these revolvers only had a production of about 250 pieces till both Allen & Wheelock ran into the Rollins White patent infringement. They were for the most part converted to percussion to resolve the problem. Of those 250 Lipfires manufactured, many were converted, so finding an original revolver still in Lipfire are few and far between.
Allen & Wheelock manufactured a total of approximately 700 of these Center Hammer revolvers with the first 250 being Lipfire. 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 U.S. military sub-inspection or final inspection marks (including cartouches), as are found on the guns acquired via official Ordnance Department contracts. Surviving examples are rare.
This Allen & Wheelock Army Revolver is a .44 caliber, six-shot, Lipfire single action revolver that had a 7-1/2” half-round and half-octagon barrel that utilized a unique ratcheting loading lever that formed the trigger guard of the revolver. The frames, cylinders and barrels of the revolvers were blued with the hammers and the combination loading lever and trigger guards color casehardened. The grips were smooth two-piece walnut that were usually varnished but appear to have been oil finished on some examples. Despite the relatively small number produced, the revolvers were manufactured in three distinct variants.
A fine 'custom' nickel Army 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 good. The action is excellent. The bore is bright with sharp rifling. The grips are solid, though shy to the frame and replacement escutcheon apparent. This one has an old inventory number that will come off if desired.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 7-1/2 inches.
Caliber: .44 Lipfire
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$2600
#228507
SOLD
Antique: Yes