Colt .38 Rimfire New Model Breech Loading Pocket Pistol
Colt .38 Rimfire New Model Breech Loading Pocket Pistol
This is an excellent nickel-plated example of the Type 5 Pocket Pistol as described in the definative work on these guns, "Variations of Colt's New Model Police & Pocket Breech Loading Pistols" by Breslin, Pirie and Price. It is one of a run of 3,425 newly made pistols that first shipped in 1875. The serial number range of... read more
Marlin 1873 30 cal Rimfire Revolver
Marlin XX Standard 1873 Pocket Revolver, .30 rimfire caliber, 5 shot fluted cylinder, marked at top of 3.1/8" round barrel "XX Stndard 1873", marked at left side of barrel "J.M. Marlin New-Haven, CT,U.S.A., Pat. July 1, 1873", nickel plated frame.smooth rosewood grips. The Marlin break open or tip up pocket revolver closely followed the Smith & Wesson patents and were very popular as a secondar... read more
Rogers & Spencer Revolver
The Rogers & Spencer Percussion Revolver was originally manufactured in Willowvale, NY about 1863-65. In January 1865, the United States government contracted with Rogers & Spencer for 5,000 of the solid frame pistols. Delivery on the contract was made too late for war service, and the entire lot was sold as scrap to Francis Bannerman and Son in 1901. Bannerman then sold the pistols throughout ... read more
Colt Navy 1861 Model
I've looked at literally hundreds of Colt's and it would appear that
the Colt Navy 1861 is pretty rare compared to the 1851 Navy. In broad terms the 1851 outnumbers the 1861 by 10 to 1 and the survival rate of 1861's is reckoned at less than 3% so there are probably only around 1000 extant.
This revolver is an extremely good looking example as there are no major "dinks" or scratc... read more
Palmer Bolt Action Carbine 1865
The Palmer carbine, manufactured by E.G. Lamson & Co., of Windsor, Vermont, is significant as the first metallic cartridge, bolt-action weapon accepted by the Ordnance Department for issue to the U.S. Army. The Ordnance Department purchased 1,001 Palmer carbines late in the Civil War; the carbines were delivered in June 1865. Blade front and two leaf folding rear sights, with "MM" inspection st... read more
Slocum Sliding Cylinder Revolver
The "Slocum" revolver manufactured by the Brooklyn Arms company was an interesting revolver developed to avoid the Smith & Wesson Rollin White patent on bored through cylinders. In advertisements of the time it was advertised as being "easier than any other revolver to load in the dark". I think this takes a little imagination to believe!. Brooklyn Arms seemed to specialise in oddball revolvers... read more
British Bull Dog Revolver
Here is an example of the gun that "really won the West".
The Bull dog revolver was cheap, portable and mechanically sound and a fraction of the price of a Colt or Remington. Although introduced by Webley thousands were made in Belgium, France and Germany and even copied in the USA. This particular example is in excellent condition and retains most of the original nickel finish with good... read more
Huge Webley Pryse Style Counet .500 revolver
Other than some surface roughness and minor pitting here and there, this revolver is in surprisingly good condition after at least 120 years of existence. And this was one of the biggest shooting machines available especially for British Officers as well as for any others who wanted a true man-stopping firearm (see paragraph below). The action works quite well both SA and DA and the l... read more
Colt London Navy Revolver
This is a decent.36 calibre London Navy manufactured in 1855 in Col Sam Colt's London factory and impressed on the top of the barrel in deep and legible letter's with the London address. This Colt has all matching numbers including the wedge and has an overall mellow patina. There is some original varnish left on the grips and although some pitting in the barrel it was not "shot out" and has g... read more
Brunswick later pattern rifle by Holland
Here is another Brunswick rifle manufactured by John Holland and Sons. This is a British made rifle not to be confused with the rifles manufactured in Nepal. In total there were only 30,000 Brunswick's manufactured and as they were quickly replaced by other rifles, survival rates of British rifles are modest and a rifle by Holland even scarcer.
Professor Christopher Road, in his excellen... read more