Manhattan Firearms Manufacturing Co.

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Manhattan Firearms Manufacturing Co.		Newark	New Jersey	1863	1868

Patent	Date	Remarks

Contract	for

Product
Becames American Strandard Tool Company in November 23, 1868 .36 Caliber Manhattan Revolvers .36 caliber percussion, single action, 5 shot, 4" to 6 1/2" octagon barrel Manufactured from 1859 to 1868 and production is estimaton at 78000 5 or 10 cylinder stops Markings on barrel Manhattan Fire Arms Co. Newark N.J. Series I Barrel with New York address no patent date on the cylinder 5 shots serial number range from 1 to about 4200, made in 1859 until January 1860 Series II Barrel with New York address cylinder with 1859 patent date (Gruler & Rebetey patent issued on December 27, 1859) 5 shots serial number range form about 4200 to about 14500, made until September 1861 Series III Barrel with Newark address in one ligne cylinder with the 1859 patent date 5 shots serial number range from about 14500 to about 45200, made until April 1864 Model III no. 31160 left side Model III no. 31160 right side Thanks to Bill Sweeney for these pictures Series IV Barrel with Newark address in two lignes cylinder with the 1859 patent date and barrel marked "pat. March 8. 1864" (B. Kittredge patent) 5 shots serial number range from about 45200 to about 69200, made until June 1867 Model IV with its acoutrements and again, model IV with its acoutrements same, closer look on the bullet mould and the pouch Series V Barrel with Newark address in two lignes Cylinder with the 1859 patent date 6 shots serial number range from 1 to about 9000, made until December 1868 .36 caliber percussion, 6 shot single action Navy revolver stamped Manhattan Fire Arms Co. Newark, NJ Patented March 8, 1864 left side 4th issue right side other one, right side

Product

Becames American Strandard Tool Company in November 23, 1868

.36 Caliber Manhattan Revolvers

.36 caliber percussion, single action, 5 shot, 4" to 6 1/2" octagon barrel
Manufactured from 1859 to 1868 and production is estimaton at 78000
5 or 10 cylinder stops
Markings on barrel
Manhattan Fire Arms Co. Newark N.J.

Series I

Barrel with New York address
no patent date on the cylinder
5 shots
serial number range from 1 to about 4200, made in 1859 until January 1860

Series II

Barrel with New York address
cylinder with 1859 patent date (Gruler & Rebetey patent issued on December 27, 1859)
5 shots
serial number range form about 4200 to about 14500, made until September 1861

Series III

Barrel with Newark address in one ligne
cylinder with the 1859 patent date
5 shots
serial number range from about 14500 to about 45200, made until April 1864

Model III no. 31160 left side
Model III no. 31160 right side
Thanks to Bill Sweeney for these pictures

Series IV

Barrel with Newark address in two lignes
cylinder with the 1859 patent date and barrel marked "pat. March 8. 1864" (B. Kittredge patent)
5 shots
serial number range from about 45200 to about 69200, made until June 1867

Model IV with its acoutrements
and again, model IV with its acoutrements
same, closer look on the bullet mould and the pouch

Series V

Barrel with Newark address in two lignes
Cylinder with the 1859 patent date
6 shots
serial number range from 1 to about 9000, made until December 1868

.36 caliber percussion, 6 shot single action Navy revolver
stamped Manhattan Fire Arms Co. Newark, NJ Patented March 8, 1864

left side
4th issue right side
other one, right side