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Category - Civil War Revolvers - Whitney Revolvers

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Civil War Revolvers
Whitney Revolvers

CIVIL WAR Antique ELI WHITNEY .31 Caliber POCKET Model Percussion REVOLVER Second Model Whitney Arms .31 Percussion Revolver

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CIVIL WAR Antique ELI WHITNEY .31 Caliber POCKET Model Percussion REVOLVER

Second Model Whitney Arms .31 Percussion Revolver

Here we present an antique Whitney Pocket Model Second Model Percussion Revolver, made circa 1861 in New Haven, Connecticut. 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.

Eli Whitney died in 1825, and his son, Eli Whitney Jr., began running the family business in 1841. Whitney Jr. seized the opportunity in 1847 to manufacture 1,000 of Samuel Colt’s latest revolver the Colt Walker revolver. Production of this revolver helped both parties immensely as it kept Colt in business, and it allowed Whitney Jr. to tool up and gain experience making revolvers. With the expiration of Colt’s patents in 1857, Whitney began production of percussion revolvers based on Colt’s patents, some of them very closely copied.

Designated the Whitney Pocket Model Revolver, this .31 caliber handgun had a total production of 32,500 which were produced at the Whitneyville Armory manufacturing center in the Whitneyville section of New Haven, Connecticut from 1859 through the early 1860s. This Second Model sidearm is a three-screw model frame with a 5-shot cylinder mated to a 3-1/2” octagon barrel. Many of these were purchased by individual soldiers for use in the Civil War.
The overall condition is very good. Original finish/patina. The action is excellent. The bore is clean with sharp rifling. The grips show wear and remain solid. There is a short split at the back/heel of the left panel. Numbers match throughout including both grips, barrel, rammer, and frame.

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

Barrel is 3-1/2 inches.

Caliber: .31 percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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Antique: Yes