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ALLEN &
WHEELOCK .25 CALIBER LIP FIRE CARTRIDGE - RARE SPECIMEN
IN VERY NICE CONDITION: Manufactured in the
early 1860's, the Allen & Wheelock Lip Fire Revolvers
were one of the early efforts to produce a dependable
revolver which would fire a self contained metallic
cartridge. This .25 Caliber Lip Fire Cartridge was the
proprietary cartridge for the Allen & Wheelock Center
Hammer Lip Fire Pocket Revolver.
Production of the
revolver was quite limited - some estimates put total at
less than 200 - due to a successful patent infringement
claim by Smith & Wesson. By the time the claim was
settled, certainly most of the Lip Fire pistols
manufactured to that point were in the public's hands,
and although limited, there must have been a continued
demand for cartridges. The small number of revolvers
and the limited production of ammunition resulted in
these cartridges being fairly rare today.
This is an
excellent specimen, the cartridge case and bullet both
in full form with no damage, wear or misshaping. The
protrusion on the base which gave the "Lip Fire" system
its name is likewise full form. (1052) $75
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