Sept. 24, 1853: "offers at WHOLESALE and RETAIL a large assortment of Double and Single Barrelled Guns, Rifles, Colt’s and Whitney’s five Shooters, Allen’s six and five barrelled Revolvers..."

Semi-Weekly Standard, C. Leonard Ad; “The subscriber offers at WHOLESALE and RETAIL a large assortment of Double and Single Barrelled Guns, Rifles, Colt’s and Whitney’s five Shooters, Allen’s six and five barrelled Revolvers, and those of all other makers…”, Sept. 24, 1853