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Union Automatic Revolver

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Union Automatic Revolver
TypeAutomatic revolver
Place of origin France[citation needed]
 United States
Production history
Designed1909
ManufacturerUnion Firearms Company
Produced1909-1912
No. builtlimited
Specifications
Cartridge.32 S&W
ActionRecoil operated semi-automatic revolver
Rate of fireSemi-automatic
SightsIron

The Union automatic revolver (also known as the Lefever revolver) was a .32 calibre revolver of French origin[citation needed]. It was designed by Charles F. Lefever (US Patent 944448, 1909) and manufactured by the Union Firearms Company of Toledo, Ohio.[1]

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ian Hogg; John Walter (2004). Pistols of the World. Krause Publications. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-87349-460-1.
  2. ^ http://fosbery.tripod.com/GVF.html

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