Original Rare U.S. Massachusetts Arms Company Wesson & Leavitt Patent .31cal Percussion Belt Revolver - Serial 261 Availability_International indicating late war rushed production

indicating late war rushed production

showing that this has not been cleaned or tampered with

and other objectives in Germany

Just acquired from a European World War One Collection

Original Rare U.S. Massachusetts Arms Company Wesson & Leavitt Patent .31cal Percussion Belt Revolver - Serial 261 Availability_International indicating late war rushed productionOriginal Item. Only One Available. Now this is a REAL piece of firearms history! Introduced by the newly incorporated Massachusetts Arms Company in 1850, the Wesson & Leavitt Patent percussion revolvers were the first real competitor to Samuel Colt. These were produced in a larger . 40cal "Dragoon Model", and the smaller . 31cal "Belt Model" revolvers, which is what we have here. The design was covered under patents filed by Daniel Leavitt and Edwin