Andrew Fyrberg

cckling

October 20, 2002 20:04

I recently purchased a 5 shot revolver. It is nickleplated (in good, unfired? condition). It is a .38 with a 3 inch barrel. On the top of the barrel is says, "Pat Aug 4, 1903 by Andrew Fyrberg". I cannot find any information on this gun. As I said, it is in excellent condition with no rust of major pitting. Any information would be appreciated.

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  Der Gebirgsjager

  October 21, 2002 07:40

  Quote from "Pistols of the Word", Ian V. Hogg and John Weeks: "Andrew Fyrberg, Hopkinton, Mass, U.S.A. Fyrberg was active in the firearms industry for many years, but for the major part of his career he was satisfied to patent ideas and assign them to other people; much of his work appears in revolvers by Iver Johnson and Harrington & Richardson. In 1903, however, he decided to produce revolvers under his own name, to a design covered by his US Pat 735490 of August 1903, in which protection was sought for an improved frame latch and cylinder retainer for hinged-frame revolvers. Two revolvers were produced, a .32 and a .38, both of which were hinged-frame double-action models with rounded butts and ribbed barrels. Both had five-shot cylinders, the .32 with a 3 inch barrel and the .38, with a 3 1/2 inch barrel. There is no proof that Fyrberg actually manufactured these revolvers; their appearance is so like contemporary models from Iver Johnson and others, except for the prominent catch of Fryberg's patent frame latch above the cylinder, that it is more likely that one of the larger companies produced these pistols for him, marking the butt grips with Fyrberg's 'AFCo" monogram."

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  b.goforth

  October 21, 2002 13:16

  cckling,
  i have come across several andrew fyrberg top break revolvers while gathering information on iver johnson revolvers and they show no traits simuliar to any other manufacturer products. andrew fryberg was associated with davis-warner at this time and i believe his revolvers were manufactured by them. i have also seen and examined a warner arms co. top break revolver manufactured in the same era, which i also believe to be manufactured by davis-warner. andrew fyrberg was also the designer of the ill-fated warner-davis semiautomatic pistol.
  
  b.goforth

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