Guns International #: 102491641
Seller's Inventory #: 233649

Category - Civil War Revolvers - Antique Revolvers - Cartridge

Category
Civil War Revolvers
Antique Revolvers - Cartridge

1863 CIVIL WAR Antique BROOKLYN Firearms SLOCUM Separate Chambers Revolver With Rollin White By-Passing Sliding Chambers

Description:

1863 CIVIL WAR Antique BROOKLYN Firearms SLOCUM Separate Chambers Revolver

With Rollin White By-Passing Sliding Chambers

Here we present an antique Brooklyn Arms Co. Slocum Patent Pocket Revolver, made circa 1863-64 in Brooklyn, New York. Only about 10,000 were produced. Firearms technology was rapidly advancing in the 19th Century with Colt introducing his revolver, and Smith & Wesson introducing the “bored through” cylinder that allowed revolvers to be used with metallic cartridges. This development was the intellectual property of an inventor by the name of Rollin White, a former Colt employee who took his idea to Samuel Colt himself, and was fired for his efforts. White found a buyer for his patent in Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson, giving their new company an enormous advantage for the next 12 years.

However, with the Civil War in full fury and arms supply and manufacturing what it was, many different inventors, mechanics and manufacturers popped up to take advantage of the need for arms. Many makers of revolvers attempted to design and manufacture their own concept, but ended up violating the Rollin White Patent, for which Smith & Wesson and Rollin White aggressively sued. Other companies came up with creative solutions to navigate around the patent and some succeeded. This is one of those success stories, at least in the sense that a functional revolver was created to use metallic rimfire ammunition without violating the patent. Each chamber slides in its channel. Though this relatively small pocket revolver was no official armament of the Civil War, like so many others, plenty of them were carried into battle by soldiers who purchased them privately.

This revolver features nice factory scroll engraving. The top of the barrel reads “B.A. CO. PATENT APRIL 14 1863”.

The overall condition is fine. Original blue and silver finish have been preserved. The action is strong, but one cylinder does not properly lock up. Bright, rifled bore. Sharp markings. Both grips are in very good shape with less than average handling wear. Here is a very unique Civil War-era revolver, one that survived the scrutiny of the Rollin White Patent!

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 3 inches.

Caliber: .32 Rimfire

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1800

#233649
 

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Antique: Yes