Original U.S. Civil War Massachusetts Arms Company Wesson & Leavitt Patent Dragoon Model Percussion Revolver Russian Issue Equipment and Central Europe and received

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though the original paint has worn off

IMA’s owner “never wanted to part with them”

Original U.S. Civil War Massachusetts Arms Company Wesson & Leavitt Patent Dragoon Model Percussion Revolver Russian Issue Equipment and Central Europe and receivedOriginal 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