^Lot 103 ANTIQUE PISTOL: Wesson & Harrington , Model 5 , Revolver , .32 Rim Fire , 7 shot , barrel 63mm

ANTIQUE PISTOL: Wesson & Harrington , Model 5 , Revolver , .32 Rim Fire , 7 shot , barrel 63mm . SERIAL # 116
- "WESSON & HARRINGTON" is marked on the barrel.
- the model designation is not marked on the firearm.
- "PAT. MAY 23, 1876" may be marked on the barrel.
- this is a small iron framed revolver built between 1875 and 1876.
- features include: bird's-head grip, rosewood grip panels, spur trigger, single-action, five or seven shot fluted cylinder, blued or nickel finish, and octagonal barrel.
- this revolver can be distinguished from other Wesson & Harrington revolvers by shots, barrel length, and caliber.
- the serial number is marked on the receiver/frame.
- the serial number range is from "1" to approximately 4,000.
- "WESSON & HARRINGTON, WORCESTER, MASS." is marked on the barrel.
- Wesson & Harrington was a manufacturing partnership between Frank Wesson and Gilbert Harrington, that lasted from 1871 until 1874 or 1875; they were based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and specialized in manufacturing small single-action revolvers. After the partnership dissolved, Wesson returned to manufacturing rifles and pistols under his own name, while Harrington continued to manufacture handguns under the "Wesson & Harrington" name; in 1888, he formed another partnership with an employee, William Richardson, to become "Harrington & Richardson".