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CIVIL WAR Era Antique WHITNEY ARMS CO. .31 Percussion POCKET Model Revolver Whitney Arms Company .31 Caliber Percussion Pocket
Guns International #: 102503172 Seller's Inventory #: 233573
Category: Whitney Revolvers - Civil War Revolvers
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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:
CIVIL WAR Era Antique WHITNEY ARMS CO. .31 Percussion POCKET Model Revolver
Whitney Arms Company .31 Caliber Percussion Pocket
Here we present an antique Whitney Pocket Model Percussion Revolver, made circa the late 1850s to the early 1860s in New Haven, Connecticut. The Whitney Pocket Model classification includes a variety of small caliber revolvers. The earliest one came on the scene around 1850, followed by a series of improved revolvers. As indicated by the name, these “Pocket” revolvers were designed to be easily carried by civilians, likely in a concealed manner. They were primarily .31 caliber revolvers, with a few models chambered in .28 caliber.
Eli Whitney Sr. established his Whitneyville Armory in 1798 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.
The overall condition is good. Strong action. The bore is in good shape for its age. Solid grips. Markings are legible. This example has a dark brown, smooth and even patina throughout.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 5 inches.
Caliber: .31 percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1800
#233573
SOLD
Antique: Yes