Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this awesome single-action revolver today for a penny-start auction; this is the Brooklyn Arms Co. “Slocum” Separate Chamber Revolver.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Brooklyn Arms Co.
Model: Separate Chamber Slocum Revolver
Serial: 7859
Date of Manufacture: 1863-1864
Caliber: .32 Rimfire
Finish: Blued / Brass Plated - Hand Scroll Engraved
Barrel Length: 3"
Optics/Sights: Fixed Brass Bead Front
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut Two-Piece Grips
Action: Single-Action
Markings: Standard / The front of the frame is marked with the serial number “7859”. The barrel is marked “B.A. Co PATENT APRIL 14TH 1863”. Both right and left sides of the frame are hand scroll engraved.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Brooklyn Arms Co. Separate Chamber Slocum Revolver is one of the most unusual and mechanically inventive handguns of the American Civil War era. Produced in the early 1860s by the Brooklyn Arms Company of New York, the Slocum revolver departed radically from conventional revolving-cylinder designs by using individual, removable chambers rather than a fixed cylinder. Each chamber was loaded separately and then inserted into the frame, allowing the revolver to function almost like a repeating pepperbox with a single barrel. Most examples were chambered in .32 rimfire, making the Slocum one of the earliest American metallic-cartridge revolvers. This design cleverly avoided Colt’s dominant cylinder patents while experimenting with safer, faster-loading alternatives at a time when firearms innovation was moving at a rapid pace. From a collector’s standpoint, the Slocum revolver is prized for its extreme rarity, patent-avoidance ingenuity, and Civil War–era provenance rather than practical use. Production numbers were limited, and the design was quickly eclipsed by more efficient true-cylinder cartridge revolvers, making surviving examples scarce today. Its association with Brooklyn Arms Co.—a short-lived manufacturer—and its role in the transitional period from percussion to metallic cartridges give it strong historical importance. The Separate Chamber Slocum stands as a fascinating artifact of American firearms evolution, representing a brief but creative attempt to solve the challenges of early cartridge revolver development during one of the most innovative periods in U.S. arms history.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Separate Chamber Slocum Revolver
Serial: 7859
Date of Manufacture: 1863-1864
Caliber: .32 Rimfire
Finish: Blued / Brass Plated - Hand Scroll Engraved
Barrel Length: 3"
Optics/Sights: Fixed Brass Bead Front
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut Two-Piece Grips
Action: Single-Action
Markings: Standard / The front of the frame is marked with the serial number “7859”. The barrel is marked “B.A. Co PATENT APRIL 14TH 1863”. Both right and left sides of the frame are hand scroll engraved.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Brooklyn Arms Co. Separate Chamber Slocum Revolver is one of the most unusual and mechanically inventive handguns of the American Civil War era. Produced in the early 1860s by the Brooklyn Arms Company of New York, the Slocum revolver departed radically from conventional revolving-cylinder designs by using individual, removable chambers rather than a fixed cylinder. Each chamber was loaded separately and then inserted into the frame, allowing the revolver to function almost like a repeating pepperbox with a single barrel. Most examples were chambered in .32 rimfire, making the Slocum one of the earliest American metallic-cartridge revolvers. This design cleverly avoided Colt’s dominant cylinder patents while experimenting with safer, faster-loading alternatives at a time when firearms innovation was moving at a rapid pace. From a collector’s standpoint, the Slocum revolver is prized for its extreme rarity, patent-avoidance ingenuity, and Civil War–era provenance rather than practical use. Production numbers were limited, and the design was quickly eclipsed by more efficient true-cylinder cartridge revolvers, making surviving examples scarce today. Its association with Brooklyn Arms Co.—a short-lived manufacturer—and its role in the transitional period from percussion to metallic cartridges give it strong historical importance. The Separate Chamber Slocum stands as a fascinating artifact of American firearms evolution, representing a brief but creative attempt to solve the challenges of early cartridge revolver development during one of the most innovative periods in U.S. arms history.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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