This is an unidentified antique revolver that may be one of the Sisterdale guns. The Sisterdale revolver was made around 1862 in Sisterdale, Texas, by Alfred Kapp, who had worked for Colt, and his father Dr. Ernst Kapp, with four other men, for the Confederacy. About six were apparently built and only one is definitively known today; that example was on museum loan in New Braunfels before passing to Charlie Schreiner of the Y.O. Ranch and, from about 1999, Don Bryan.
The revolver offered here is unusual in design and has a ratcheting mechanism on the outside of the left frame that resembles the known gun. A previous owner sent photographs to Don Bryan, who saw similarities, and his letter comes with the gun along with background material on the documented Sisterdale. Whether it is one of the five unlocated examples or a European-made piece is an open question; for a Utah collector it is a research project, not a settled attribution. Listed as used.
Key features
- Antique revolver, possible Sisterdale attribution
- External ratcheting mechanism on left side of frame
- Letter from collector Don Bryan included
- Background information on the Sisterdale revolver included
- Listed as used
Because it is filed as a handgun, it ships to the Utah dealer you choose, with Form 4473 and the state background check before pickup.
