This Lever Action Navy pistol with eight-inch barrel was manufactured by the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company c. 1856.This pistol has the distinctive brass receiver, octagon barrel with integral ten-shot magazine and loading lever with finger loop. The receiver has a natural brass finish, the barrel/magazine is high polish blue, the hammer and trigger are color casehardened and the rear sight, bolt, cartridge elevator and lever are fire blue. The two-piece walnut grips have a varnished piano finish. The .41 caliber, Type I, full ribbed, barrel has a crowned muzzle, rounded T-bar spring, brass cone front sight and clam-shell shaped magazine follower. The top barrel flat is roll-stamped with the legend: "THE VOLCANIC/REPEATING ARMS CO./PATENT NEW HAVEN CONN. FEB. 14. 1854" in three lines. The brass receiver has semi-circular cuts on the front and rear of the ejection port and dove-tail mounted rear sight. The receiver lacks the factory engraving found on most Volcanic Repeating Arms pistols. The bolt has the early single hook extractor. A "Y" inspection mark is stamped on the left side of the loading lever and the right side of the butt beneath the grip. The serial number is stamped on the right side of the lever, right side of the butt beneath the grip and on the inside of both grips. All of the visible serial numbers match. The Volcanic Repeating Arms Company manufactured approximately 1500 Lever Action Navy pistols with eight-inch barrels before it was reorganized as the New Haven Arms Company by Oliver Winchester in early 1857.