Original Rare U.S. Massachusetts Arms Company Wesson & Leavitt Patent .31cal Percussion Belt Revolver - Serial 261 Availability_International The original celluloid plastic covering

The original celluloid plastic covering is present

indicating late war rushed production

A wonderful assortment of original

showing that this has not been cleaned or tampered with

although given the vagaries of the supply system and individual initiative

Original Rare U.S. Massachusetts Arms Company Wesson & Leavitt Patent .31cal Percussion Belt Revolver - Serial 261 Availability_International The original celluloid plastic coveringOriginal 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