The Butterfield Revolvers were manufactured by Jesse Butterfield of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1862. They are considered by collectors to be secondary U.S. martial handgun since they were manufactured in anticipation of an unrealized government contract. Because no contract was awarded, production was limited to only about 640 revolvers. It is equipped with a special disc priming device loaded by loosening a thumb-screw in front of the trigger guard. The top strap is marked "BUTTERFIELD'S/PATENT DEC 11. 1855/PHILADA". The matching serial number "236" is visible on various components. Provenance: The Phillip Otto Clark Collection

Very good with the brass showing an attractive golden aged patina, traces of original silver finish visible in some of the protected areas, professionally made replacement cylinder pin, loading lever assembly and catch, and scattered light to mild pitting and freckling on the iron surfaces with brown patina. The refinished grips are also very good, with scattered light scratches and handling marks, re-stamped numbers on the butt, and some reattached spliced sections on both grip panels. Mechanically fine.