Anybody know anything about Nepperhan revolvers?

[bornintheussr]

Hey guys, few weeks ago I was in Yonkers NY in the building I believe was a former factory which made Napperhan revolvers. Ever since then I tried to find more information about this company but resources on the internet are very limited. Can somebody please advice on a literature or any other source where I can learn more about this particular manufacturer.

 

[Stantheman86]

A quick search shows Nepperhan Revolver Company apparently made mostly / all .31 caliber copies of the Colt pocket, basically like a Manhattan type gun.

I've never heard of them until now

There's a building called the Nepperhan Center which I assume was the factory

 

[bornintheussr]

no that was not a Nepperhan center

 

[user 58066]

According to the Flayderman's Guide To Antique American Firearms, the Nepperhan Fire Arms Co. wes established in Yonkers, N.Y. During the 1860's, it produced around 5,000 .31 caliber 5 shots pocket revolvers similar to the Manhattan first model pocket revolver, except that the latter had 10 cylinder notches instead of 5 on the Nepperhan.

The barrel length could vary from 3 1/2 to 6 inches, the standard being 4 1/4 inches.

 

[bornintheussr]

This is the building that housed former factory .... apparently they still in manufacturing business making mirrors for medical industry Mirror-Tech

 

[hrt4me]

According to the Flayderman's Guide To Antique American Firearms, the Nepperhan Fire Arms Co. wes established in Yonkers, N.Y. During the 1860's, it produced around 5,000 .31 caliber 5 shots pocket revolvers similar to the Manhattan first model pocket revolver, except that the latter had 10 cylinder notches instead of 5 on the Nepperhan.

The barrel length could vary from 3 1/2 to 6 inches, the standard being 4 1/4 inches.

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that closely resembles my own vintage 3rd Model Bacon revolver... which makes sense, because a cursory Google query yielded that Bacon subsequently absorbed the Nepperhan company