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Guns International #: 101680422
Seller's Inventory #: 210125
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Guns International #: 101680422
Category - Antique Revolvers - Percussion
- 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
Int'l Phone:
314-707-7373
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Active Listings: 1076
Total Listings: 41959
Seller Type: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns and accessories.
Payment Methods: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
ENGRAVED Antique SPRINGFIELD ARMS Company Percussion WARNER PATENT Revolver CIVIL WAR Era Self Defense Weapon!
Description: ENGRAVED Antique SPRINGFIELD ARMS Company Percussion WARNER PATENT Revolver CIVIL WAR Era Self Defense Weapon! Here we present an antique Engraved Springfield Arms Co. Warner Patent Percussion Revolver, made circa the late 1850s to the late 1860s in Springfield, Massachusetts. On July 28, 1857 James Warner received a patent for a percussion revolver. His first firearms patent was granted in 1851 for a percussion revolver while he was working as the chief designer for the Springfield Arms Company. It was with this revolver that Warner had his first conflict with a patent infringement lawsuit in a case brought against him by Samuel Colt and the Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company. The end result of the suit was that Warner and Springfield Arms were forced to stop manufacturing percussion revolvers whose mechanisms rotated the cylinder as part of the cocking action of the hammer. At the same time Colt was pursuing Warner and the Springfield Arms Company, he was also pursuing the Massachusetts Arms Company. Colt won that suit as well and Mass Arms temporarily adopted the use of Dr. Edward Maynard’s automatic tape priming system in an attempt to circumvent Colt’s patent protections. Colt’s revolver patent would haunt Warner until its expiration in 1857, limiting the features that could be included in the revolving firearms that he produced both with Springfield Arms and on his own. With the 1857 expiration of the patent, Warner started to produce a small frame, 6-shot percussion revolver that would be his most successful firearm. This 1st Model was a .28 caliber single action revolver with only about 500 examples produced prior to the introduction of the 2nd Model, 1st Variant, also in .28 caliber. It wasn’t until the 2nd Model, 2nd Variant that the .31 caliber was introduced. This final version would be produced through the late 1860s with somewhere around 9,000 guns being produced. At the end of the Civil War, Warner attempted to move forward manufacturing revolvers with metallic cartridge designs. He introduced a cartridge version of this revolver, but again ran into trouble with another previously held patent. This time it was the Rollin White patent for the bored through cylinder, held by Smith & Wesson. As with the earlier Colt lawsuit, Warner lost a was forced to pay royalties to Smith & Wesson and to mark all revolvers on hand and produced after the conclusion of the suit with the Smith & Wesson patent. Roughly 1,000 of these guns were produced before giving up on the model. The overall condition is good. Lightly engraved frame. Firm, well used grips. This bore is in good shape for its age. The action is intermittent and the cylinder has a hard time advancing when the hammer is cocked. A neat design that tried to compete with Colt in the 1850s! Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction. Barrel is 6 inches. Caliber: .31 Percussion Overall condition as seen in photos. Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE. Delivered directly to your door by express mail! Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. ancestryguns $1385 #210125 SOLD Antique: Yes |
Guns International #: 101680422
Seller's Inventory #: 210125
Guns International #: 101680422
Seller's Inventory #: 210125