Original U.S. Name Engraved American Standard Tool Co. .22 Rimfire Tip-Up Revolver Mfg. circa 1868-1873. American standard tool company was only in business for about four years from December 1868 until February 1873.
American Standard Tool Co. .22cal Tip Up revolver, based very heavily on the Smith & Wesson Model 1 2nd Issue revolver. This company was originally known as Manhattan Firearms Manufacturing Co, established in 1859, in Norwich, Connecticut. The cylinder shows a roll factory engraved scene with a Frontiersman Cowboy firing a revolver at an American Indian Warrior holding a Tomahawk up with a floral at the top. Antique spur trigger, sterling silver plated brass frame, factory engraved presentation revolver from American Standard Tool Company, chambered in .22 caliber. The piece has an upward swing out breech loading barrel known as a tip up spur trigger revolver. The revolver has a brass frame, which has been sterling silver presentation finished, a 3 1/8-inch octagonal barrel with nickel plating, and a factory engraved nickel finished seven shot cylinder and is finished with dark red rosewood solid grip scales. The hammer pulls back and will hold only if the small spur trigger is held forward; this will then allow the trigger to release the rimfire hammer to fall. Pulling the hammer back also rotates the cylinder correctly. The hammer will not hold back unless the small case-hardened spur trigger is held forward( as normal. The top of the ribbed octagonal barrel is marked in a single line, “AMERICAN STANDARD TOOL Co NEWARK, N.J.” The piece has a serial number of 24876