Union Automatic Revolver
The Union automatic revolver (also known as the Lefever revolver) was a .32 calibre revolver. It was designed by Charles F. Lefever (U.S. Patent 944,448, 1909) and manufactured by the Union Firearms Company of Toledo, Ohio.[1]
| Union Automatic Revolver | |
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| Type | Automatic revolver |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1909 |
| Manufacturer | Union Firearms Company |
| Produced | 1909–1912 |
| No. built | limited |
| Specifications | |
| Cartridge | .32 S&W |
| Action | Recoil operated semi-automatic revolver |
| Rate of fire | Semi-automatic |
| Sights | Iron |
It was produced in limited numbers until 1912 when production ceased, marking the exit of Union Firearms Company from the handgun business.[1]
It was similar in action to the Webley Fosbery automatic revolver, but had a shroud that protected the recoiling upper half from contact with the firer's hand.[2]
Before its demise, Union Firearms also manufactured the Riefgraber automatic pistol, patented by J.J. Riefgraber,[1] on which Lefever also had "done some work".[3] Charles F. Lefever later worked for the Daisy company in Plymouth, Michigan, for which he designed the Daisy Model 25, which sold over 15 million pieces by 1957.[3]
See also
References
- Ian Hogg; John Walter (2004). Pistols of the World. Krause Publications. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-87349-460-1.
- http://fosbery.tripod.com/GVF.html
- Walter Harold Black Smith (1957). Smith's standard encyclopedia of gas, air and spring guns of the world. Castle Books. p. 203.
External links
- Union Automatic Revolver at Forgotten Weapons