ALLEN & WHEELOCK .44 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 .44 Caliber Lip
Fire Cartridge was the proprietary cartridge for the
Allen & Wheelock Army Model Center Hammer Lip Fire
Revolver.
Production of the revolver was quite limited - some
estimates put total at 250 - 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.
SOLD
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