Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
	Civil War Weapons, all pre 1898
	by Harry Ridgeway

Percussion revolver, Whitney. . Research Center: Weapon4360-Revolver-Whitney . Details click: http://relicman.com/weapons/Weapon4360-Revolver-Whitney.html

Six shot percussion revolver, Whitney Navy, second model, 2nd type, .36 cal,ence: Flayderman 5J-098. . Whitney Navy, second model, 2nd type, .36 cal. Revolver manufactured by by Eli Whitney, New Haven Connecticut. Whitney was a competitor of Colt and Remington, many features from Remington were incorporated into this series of revolvers. Marks: Barrel is marked: E. WHITNEY / N. HAVEN, stamping is often weak. Serial number under the barrel and range for second model, 2nd type is 1,200 to 13,000. Standard features included octagon barrel, barrel threads are not concealed, round cylinder has six safety notches, loading lever is creeping style, cylinder is removed for loading by removing wing nut mounted on the frame which serves as a wedge and is secured by a screw on the opposite side, iron backstrap is integral with frame, walnut grips, iron trigger guard. Loading lever is latched with a friction ball forced into a socket. Barrel is 7.5in. Research Center: Weapon4362-Revolver-Whitney . Reference: Flayderman 5J-098. Details click: http://relicman.com/weapons/Weapon4362-Revolver-Whitney.html

Six shot percussion revolver, Whitney Navy, second model, 4th type, .36 cal. . Whitney Navy, second model, 4th type, .36 cal. Revolver manufactured by by Eli Whitney, New Haven Connecticut. Whitney was a competitor of Colt and Remington, many features from Remington were incorporated into this series of revolvers. Marks: Barrel is marked: E. WHITNEY / N. HAVEN, stamping is often weak. Cartouche on left grip indicates government inspection. Serial number under the barrel and range for second model, 4th type is 15,000 to 25,000. Standard features included octagon barrel, barrel threads are not concealed, round cylinder has six safety notches, loading lever is creeping style, cylinder is removed for loading by removing wing nut mounted on the frame which serves as a wedge and is secured by a screw on the opposite side, iron backstrap is integral with frame, walnut grips, iron trigger guard. Loading lever is latched with a spring similar to Colt design. Barrel is 7.5in. Research Center: Weapon4364-Revolver-Whitney . Reference: Flayderman 5J-101. Details click: http://relicman.com/weapons/Weapon4364-Revolver-Whitney.html

This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.

All weapons listed on this webpage are strictly manufactured before 1898, and are considered unsafe for actual use. These are antique collectible weapons of the Civil War (most are pre 1865, unless I state otherwise) and actual firing of these weapons is not recommended for any purpose whatsoever! Because these are all "pre 1898" weapons, no licenses are required for ownership, but common sense and good judgment should be applied.

Most information on this page is from:
Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms......
John Thillman series, "Civil War Cavalry & Artillery Sabers...", or "Civil War Army Swords....".

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