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ROGERS AND SPENCER ARMY MODEL REVOLVER

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The Rogers and Spencer Company had experience manufacturing the Pettingill revolver and in November 1864 received a U.S. contract for 5,000 single-action six-shot .44 caliber percussion revolvers with 7-1/2” octagon barrels that were improved versions of the 1862 Freeman revolver. Flayderman estimates total production at 5,800, including an estimated 800 for the civilian market, with 1,500 delivered to the army by April 28, 1865, and the remainder by September. None are known to have been issued, but they are generally regarded as secondary martial pistols by collectors.

This one is serial numbered 2596 on the left frame and shows sharp company markings on the top strap on either side of the sighting groove: “ROGERS & SPENCER / UTICA. N-Y.” The metal is smooth. The barrel and cylinder have shifted to plum brown. The loading assembly shows muted case colors, as does the hammer. The frame shows some strong blue on the top, with some rubbing on the sides forward of the cylinder, but very strong on the lower frame from about the halfway point of the cylinder and all the way back to the grips, with good color on the trigger, triggerguard, and on the grip and butt straps.

The grips have a tight fit and show a pleasing medium brown color, with a narrow scrape on the lower right, with a little roughness and scratches on the very bottom on both sides, but good finish and a crisp “RPB” cartouche of inspector Robert P. Beals on the left. The mechanics are good. The serial number in theory puts it in a June 13, 1865, delivery, but civilian versions and rejected military versions may have placed it in an earlier shipment. It is a very nice looking revolver in any case and a reminder of the various pistols the army was purchasing after Colt’s pricing practices had alienated government officials.

Ex-Texas Civil War Museum collection.  [sr][ph:L]

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