Guns International #: 102695461
Seller's Inventory #: 240264
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Guns International #: 102695461
Category - Civil War Revolvers
- Whitney 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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Seller Type:FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns and accessories.
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CIVIL WAR Era Antique U.S. WHITNEY ARMS CO. .36 NAVY Revolver ANCHOR MARKED Fourth Most Purchased Handgun in the CIVIL WAR
Description: CIVIL WAR Era Antique U.S. WHITNEY ARMS CO. .36 NAVY Revolver ANCHOR MARKED Fourth Most Purchased Handgun in the CIVIL WAR Here we present an antique Anchor Marked U.S. Whitney Arms Company Second Model Percussion Navy Revolver, made circa 1860 in New Haven, Connecticut. Eli Whitney Sr. established his Whitneyville Armory in1798 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. Despite its formal name involving “Navy”, the Whitney Arms Navy Revolver received the generic name from the Colt standard for .36 caliber revolvers evolving from the original Colt Model 1851 Navy. 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. The Whitney Navy Revolver came about when Fordyce Beals—later of Remington-Beal fame—came to work for the company. He was the primary designer, which was indeed why the Remington-Beals Navy and Army Revolvers came to look so much like the Whitney. The Whitney has the distinction of being one of the first successful solid framed revolvers. As their production began before the war in about 1857, both the Union and the Confederacy utilized them in the American Civil War. One very notable character known to have used the Whitney Navy was Confederate Cavalry General J.E.B. Stuart. Many of these were purchased by the U.S. government and by individual soldiers for use in the Civil War and beyond. The overall condition is near fine. Original blue and case color finishes. Cylinder scene is faint but virtually complete. The action is excellent. The bore is in fine condition, bright with sharp rifling. Grips are solid. Numbers match throughout. This one has the U.S. Navy Anchor stamp on the top of the barrel. Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction. Barrel is 7-3/4 inches. Caliber: .36 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 $2200 #240264 SOLD Antique: Yes |
Guns International #: 102695461
Seller's Inventory #: 240264
Guns International #: 102695461
Seller's Inventory #: 240264