Name/Title
Skeleton of Savage-North Percussion .36 Caliber Navy RevolverEntry/Object ID
1987.01.1823Tags
Civil WarDescription
The Savage-North revolver, a product of the Savage Revolving Firearms Company, was patented by Henry S. North and Edward Savage of Middletown, Connecticut. The Savage Revolving Firearms Company, established in 1860, were successors to North & Savage and E. Savage. Their original 1861 contract with the government was for 5, 500 arms at a cost of $20.00 each. However, in the first two years of the war, the government purchased 11,284 of these revolvers at an average cost of $19.00. Over 10,000 went to the Army with most being delivered by June of 1862. The Navy had one formal contract during the Civil War calling for Savage to deliver 800 revolvers at $20.00 each. These standard war time models were ordered on May 7, 1861. 300 were delivered in May, 200 in June, 100 in July and the last 100 in September. These 800 were in addition to 300 delivered to the Navy in 1860. Navy issues can be found with anchor stampings and Naval inspector markings. The Savage-North revolver is a direct descendant of the Savage & North Figure 8 Model Revolver and the Alsop revolver sharing many similarities with both arms. Alsop was also located in Middletown, CT. and three members of the Alsop family served on the Savage Revolving Firearms Company board of directors. Therefore, the relationship between the two companies and the two weapons was more than coincidental.Firearm Type
PistolCollection
Artifact CollectionFirearm Detail
Place Made
State/Province
ConnecticutCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Made
circa 1861Time Period
19th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Revolver, PercussionNomenclature Primary Object Term
RevolverNomenclature Sub-Class
FirearmsNomenclature Class
ArmamentsNomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyDimensions
Height
5 inWidth
1 inLength
14 inCondition
Reason for Exam
InventoryOverall Condition
FairReason for Exam
InventoryOverall Condition
Fair