Welcome to at present’s Photo of the Day! This early 1850s percussion revolver from the short-lived Springfield Arms Co. represents the explosive period of gunmaking innovation pushed by new patent legal guidelines. Its distinctive double-trigger design tried to keep away from infringing on Colt’s patents. The entrance set off rotated and locked the cylinder, tripping the rear set off which then launched the sear to fireplace. Different distinctive options included a security notch to hold absolutely loaded and a wide range of calibers and barrel lengths throughout Springfield’s fashions. Nonetheless, this double-trigger system nonetheless violated Colt’s patents. After producing solely round 125 of those .36 caliber double-trigger Navy revolvers and different fashions, Springfield Arms Co. was compelled out of enterprise by Colt’s patent litigation in 1851.
“Solely an estimated 125 of those double set off Navy revolvers had been manufactured round 1851 based mostly on James Warner’s designs. The Springfield Arms Co. opened in 1850 and the next 12 months later as a consequence of Colt’s relentless patent litigation. The corporate had hoped the double set off mechanism would work as a strategy to sufficiently differentiate their revolver mechanism from Colt’s. The entrance set off rotates the cylinder after which hits the rear set off that in flip releases the hammer. It’s marked “SPRINGFIELD ARMS CO.” flippantly on the highest strap, has martial and floral themed etching on the cylinder, “WARNER’S/PATENT” on the left aspect of the body on the rear, put up and screw slot sights, and clean grips. “5F” is marked on the loading lever, prime strap, prime of the body, rear of the cylinder, and grips. The left grip panel and proper aspect of the motion below the grip are marked “26.”
Lot 275: Springfield Arms Firm Navy Revolver 36 percussion. (n.d.). Rock Island Public sale Firm. {photograph}. Retrieved April 4, 2024, from https://www.rockislandauction.com/element/67/275/springfield-arms-company-navy-revolver-36-percussion.
