The Union automatic revolver (also known as the Lefever revolver) was a .32 caliber revolver. It was designed by
Charles F. Lefever
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(, 1909) and manufactured by the Union Firearms Company of
Toledo, Ohio.
It was produced in limited numbers until 1912 when production ceased, marking the exit of Union Firearms Company from the handgun business.
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.
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Before its demise, Union Firearms also manufactured the
Riefgraber automatic pistol, patented by J.J. Riefgraber,
on which Lefever also had "done some work".
Charles F. Lefever later worked for the Daisy company in
Plymouth, Michigan, for which he designed the
Daisy Model 25, which sold over 15 million pieces by 1957.
See also
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Lefever Arms Company
References
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Union Automatic Revolverat Forgotten Weapons
Military revolvers
Automatic revolvers
Revolvers of the United States