This Lever Action Navy pistol was manufactured by the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company c. 1856. The pistol has the distinctive octagon barrel with integral ten-shot magazine, brass receiver and loading lever with finger hole. The .41 caliber barrel has a half rib, crowned muzzle and rounded T-bar spring. The magazine has a brass clam-shell shaped follower. The barrel has a nickel-silver cone-shaped front sight. A fixed rear sight is mounted in a dovetail on the receiver. The receiver has a small half-moon cut-out on the front of the ejection port and square back. The barrel/magazine are blued, the receiver has a natural brass finish, the hammer, lever and trigger are casehardened and the two-piece walnut grips have a high gloss piano finish. The top barrel flat is roll-stamped: "THE VOLCANIC/REPEATING ARMS CO./PATENT NEWHAVEN CONN. FEB.14.1854" in three lines. The serial number is stamped on the right side of the loading lever, on the left side of the butt beneath the grips and on the inside of both grips. All of the visible serial numbers match. The Volcanic Arms Company manufactured approximately 1,500 Navy pistols with eight-inch barrels between 1855 and 1857.

Very good plus. This pistol retains 30% plus of the original blue and casehardened finish. The barrel/magazine finish has aged to a good-looking plum brown patina with smooth metal surfaces, sharp edges and crisp markings. The brass receiver is in very good condition with an attractive, un-touched, patina. The side plate joints are tight and the receiver shows only light handling marks. The hammer, trigger and receiver retain 40% of the muted case colors. The left grip has a professionally repaired hairline crack. Both grips have been revarnished and have a few insignificant handling marks. This is a solid representative example of a scarce Volcanic Repeating Arms Company Lever Action Navy Pistol.