He mentioned the dangers of unintentional detonations of pinfire cartridges when dropping them. Allen responded that the pinfire cartridge was well-known in the United States and that his lipfire cartridge was an improvement in many ways such as being gastight, waterproof, and less dangerous. His patent was initially denied because examiner thought they were too similar to the pinfire cartridges specifically, the ones described in Eugene LefaucheuxРІР‚в„ўs 1854 revolver patent filed in England by patent attorney John Henry Johnson. In the early 1860s Ethan Allen filed for a patent on what would become known as his lipfire cartridge. This article will only take a look at the time periods where he was making pinfire cartridges. Many other articles and books cover his business relationships in much more detail than I will go into. Our exploration of the relationship between pinfire cartridges and the United States continues with a look at Allen & Wheelock and Ethan Allen & Co.Р”В®than Allen was in the firearms and cartridge industry for nearly 40 years beginning in 1832. Leet which were delivered on December 30th. The final order of pinfire cartridges from any manufacturer was for 76,000 from C. On May 3rd, 200,000 more were ordered which were all delivered on June 17th. They deliver another 88,000 in the beginning of May and the rest of the first order on May 16th. Leet delivered the first 50,000 cartridges on April 14th and received a payment of $856.25 for them on April 30th. This was actually the very first order, for any kind of cartridge, that C. Leet to order 250,000 pinfire cartridges. So on February 28th, Captain Crispin contacted C. Because of the delays, the Frankford Arsenal received permission on Februto buy 200,000 pinfire cartridges with the higher powder quantity РІР‚Сљequal to those of Colts army revolversРІР‚Сњ from a different manufacturer. Last post we talked about Christian Sharps and their problems with being able to fulfill their pinfire cartridge contract. In our continuing saga of the relationship between pinfire cartridges and the United States, this post will take a look at C. Colonel Schuyler also brought back at least 200,000 pinfire cartridges. Another 2281 revolvers were acquired through small purchases from various military suppliers. A month later the ArmyРІР‚в„ўs purchasing agent, Colonel George Lee Schuyler, purchased 10,000 Lefaucheux Model 1854 revolvers directly from Eugene LefaucheuxРІР‚в„ўs company in France. On this date 52 Lefaucheux revolvers with ammunition were purchased from a New York gun dealer, Hermann Boker & Co. Septemmarked the entrance of pinfire arms in the American Civil War. They had received many favorable reports of European armies adopting the pinfire system so in 18 a few tests were performed on various calibers of pinfire revolvers, all of which received very favorable reviews. In the late 1850s the United States Ordnance Department began testing many different weapons systems with the goal of modernizing its aging technology. Most military models were produced only with single-action, whereas civilian models were made primarily with double action.For the next few posts we will take a detailed look at the relationship between pinfire cartridges and The United States.

The revolver was sold to the civilian market as well. Most were produced either at the state arsenal Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Р“вЂ°tienne (MAS), LiР“РЃge, Belgium, or local producers under license. Models of the 1858 were also purchased by Spain, Sweden, Italy, Russia, and Norway. It was accepted by the French Navy, but only 150 copies were delivered by 1872.

The 1858 was later upgraded in the late 1860s as the Lefaucheux de Marine 1870. The 1854 model was the first metallic-cartridge revolver adopted by a national government the 1858 was the first variant fielded It was first issued in 1858 by the French Navy (as either the Lefaucheux de Marine mle 1858 or simply M1858), and though never issued by the French Army, it was used in limited numbers by the French Cavalry during their 1862 deployment to Mexico. The Lefaucheux M1858 was a French military revolver developed for the navy, chambered for the 12Р’В mm pinfire cartridge, and based on a design by Casimir Lefaucheux and his son, Eugene (also a gun designer). Single-action (military), double-action (civilian) $17 per one revolver and 50 rounds (1861) Lefaucheux-style revolver made in LiР“РЃge, Belgium, circa 1860-1865.

Civil war era lefaucheux revolver