Adirondack Firearms Co.
Orville Moses Robinson was an upstate New York gunsmith and inventor who received three US patents for breech-loading and repeating firearms. In 1870 Robinson, in partnership with A.S. Babbitt and two others, formed the Adirondack Firearms Co. to manufacture rifles based on his patents at their manufactory in Plattsburgh, NY. The firm is known to have employed Daniel Wilkinson (possibly J.D. Wilkinson, another upstate New York gunmaker and inventor)) and Robinson’s son, William (who would’ve been about 10 years old at the formation of the company!) Adirondack Firearms Co. operated until 1874, ultimately producing what is thought to be slightly fewer than 1,000 rifles of all types, when it was purchased by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. and permanently shut down. The Adirondack Firearms Co., and Robinson’s repeating rifle designs, represent an interesting footnote in the then rapidly advancing field of repeating breechloading long guns.
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Item #: 50797
Engraved Robinson Model 1872 Repeating Rifle by Adirondack Firearms Co. with Owner’s Name
Serial #83, .44 RF, 26" octagon barrel with a fine, bright bore that has some freckling and mild pit.. ...(read more)
$6,495.00
Item #: 50798
Engraved Robinson Model 1872 Repeating Rifle by Adirondack Firearms Co.
Serial #250, .44 RF, 26" octagon barrel with a good bore that has some dark pitting within the groov.. ...(read more)
$7,195.00
Item #: 50802
High Grade Engraved Robinson Model 1872 Repeating Rifle by Adirondack Firearms Co.
Serial #241, .44 RF, 24 1/4" octagon barrel with a good bore that has dark pitting within the groove.. ...(read more)
$8,995.00
Item #: 50803
Very Rare Iron Frame Robinson Model 1872 Repeating Rifle by Adirondack Firearms Co.
Serial #316, .38 RF, 27 3/4" octagon barrel with a very good bore that has mild pitting within the g.. ...(read more)
$7,195.00
Item #: 50805
Very Rare Published Breech-Loading Centerfire Target Rifle by J.D. Wilkinson of Plattsburgh, NY
NSN, .42 CF, 32 1/4" octagon barrel with a fine, bright bore that has some traces of mild freckling .. ...(read more)
$5,995.00
Item #: 50807
Extremely Rare Rotary Disk Breech Single-Shot Rifle by J.D. Wilkinson of Plattsburgh, NY
NSN, .38 RF, 26 3/4" octagon barrel with a very good, bright bore that has light pitting towards the.. ...(read more)
$4,195.00
Item #: 50806
Extremely Rare Published Rotary Disk Breech Single-Shot Rifle by J.D. Wilkinson of Plattsburgh, NY
Serial #17, .38 RF, 28 1/2" octagon barrel with a fine, bright bore that has mild freckling within t.. ...(read more)
$5,195.00
Item #: 50795
Restored Robinson Model 1872 Repeating Rifle by Adirondack Firearms Co.
Serial #123, .44 RF, 24" octagon barrel with a very good bore that has some minor freckling and mild.. ...(read more)
$5,495.00
Item #: 50790
Special High Grade Engraved Robinson Model 1872 Repeating Rifle by Adirondack Firearms Co.
Serial #180, .44 RF, 25" part octagon barrel with a good bore that has dark pitting within the groov.. ...(read more)
$7,995.00
Item #: 50787
Robinson Model 1872 Repeating Rifle by Adirondack Firearms Co.
Serial #139, .44 RF, 26" octagon barrel with a very good bore that has minor pitting and freckling w.. ...(read more)
$6,195.00
Item #: 50799
Very Rare Deluxe Engraved Robinson Model 1872 Repeating Rifle by Adirondack Firearms Co.
Serial #271, .44 RF, 24 1/2" heavy octagon barrel with a good bore that has mild pitting within the .. ...(read more)
$9,995.00
Item #: 50794
Extremely Rare Robinson Single-Shot Rifle by Adirondack Firearms Co. Serial No. 3
Serial #3, .44 RF, 24 1/2" octagon barrel with an excellent, bright bore. This is the first pr.. ...(read more)
$5,295.00
Item #: 50796
Rare Iron Frame Robinson 1st Model Repeating Rifle by Adirondack Firearms Co. (Model 1870)
Serial #28, .38 RF, 28" octagon barrel with a very good, bright bore that has some minor freckling w.. ...(read more)
$9,195.00
Item #: 50789
Extremely Rare Prototype Robinson Model 1875 Single-Shot Rifle (Post-Adirondack Firearms Co.)
NSN, .42 RF, 22" octagon barrel with an about very good, lightly pitted bore. This is a very i.. ...(read more)
$5,195.00