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POTD: Whitneyville No. 2½ - The Connecticut Colt Alternative

Summary by alloutdoor.com
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! This Whitneyville Model No. 2½ spur trigger revolver was made between 1871-1879 when every gun company in America was trying to eat Colt’s lunch after their master patents expired in 1857. Whitney built this .32 rimfire revolver in Whitneyville, Connecticut – practically next door to Colt’s Hartford factory. Whitney Arms was run by Eli Whitney Jr., son of the cotton gin guy. He’d made guns for the government …
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alloutdoor.com broke the news in on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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