VEST POCKET PISTOL
.32 rimfire cal., rolling block action, single shot, 2 1/2 in. round barrel marked "BILLINGS VEST POCKET PISTOL PAT APRIL 24, 1866", spur trigger, blue finish, large grips, 6 in. OAL. Mfg. circa mid-late 1860s. RF=unknown.
BILLINGS, CHARLES E.
Prior to entering into a partnership with Christopher Miner Spencer as Billings and Spencer (1869-1876), Charles Ethan Billings was the President of Roper Repeating Rifle Co. located in Amherst, MA and Hartford, CT 1865-1869.
Located in Hartford, CT, circa 1865-1876.
BILLINGS, CHARLES E. Antiques Models
KNIFE PISTOL
.32 rimfire cal., single shot, combination of 12 in. Bowie style knife and pistol, 4 in. barrel in lower handle, small round button shaped trigger on base of pommel, marked "CHARLES E. BILLINGS" on pommel, "HARTFORD, CONN&quo...