Original U.S. Civil War Massachusetts Arms Company Wesson & Leavitt Patent Dragoon Model Percussion Revolver U.S. Flags This example is maker marked

This example is maker marked under the top flap: ATLAS AWNING / 1943

on the bottom

and there are even areas where the original blued finish can be seen

who were forced to abandon their attempt to capture the Dardanelles Strait

indicating it was manufactured by the Overhoff & Cie

Original U.S. Civil War Massachusetts Arms Company Wesson & Leavitt Patent Dragoon Model Percussion Revolver U.S. Flags This example is maker markedOriginal Item. Only One Available. Introduced in 1851 by the newly incorporated Massachusetts Arms Company in 1850, this was the first real competitor to Samuel Colt. The design was covered under patents filed by Wesson and Leavitt, but unfortunately it appears that the "new" Revolver infringed on at least three of Colt's patents. In 1851, Samuel Colt filed and won a historic patent infringement lawsuit against the Massachusetts Arms Company. This