Union Automatic Revolver

The Union automatic revolver (also known as the Lefever revolver) was a .32 caliber revolver. It was designed by Charles F. Lefever (U.S. patent 944,448, 1909) and manufactured by the Union Firearms Company of Toledo, Ohio.^[1]

Union Automatic Revolver
Type	Automatic revolver
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designed	1909
Manufacturer	Union Firearms Company
Produced	1909–1912
No. built	limited
Specifications
Cartridge	.32 S&W
Action	Recoil operated semi-automatic revolver
Rate of fire	Semi-automatic
Sights	Iron

It was produced in limited numbers until 1912 when production ceased, marking the exit of Union Firearms Company from the handgun business.^[1]

It was similar in action to the Webley Fosbery automatic revolver, but had a shroud that protected the recoiling upper half from contact with the firer's hand.^[2]

Before its demise, Union Firearms also manufactured the Riefgraber automatic pistol, patented by J.J. Riefgraber,^[1] on which Lefever also had "done some work".^[3] Charles F. Lefever later worked for the Daisy company in Plymouth, Michigan, for which he designed the Daisy Model 25, which sold over 15 million pieces by 1957.^[3]

See also

• Lefever Arms Company