The Union Self-Cocking Revolver, patented by Charles Lefever in 1909, is a rare example of a recoil-operated semi-automatic revolver. Manufactured by the Union Fire Arms Company in Toledo, Ohio, only about 300 were produced. Its unique design, featuring a top-break action and a mechanical safety, was likely too expensive at $10 compared to contemporary revolvers and semi-autos, leading to its commercial failure.
The Union/Reifgraber .32 S&W Autopistol, produced by the Union Firearms Company from 1910-1912, features a unique short-recoil, locked-breech mechanism. Notably, it was designed to fire rimmed .32 S&W cartridges and could also use .32 ACP with a special magazine. Designed by Austrian immigrant Joseph Joachim Reifgraber, the pistol was marketed at a premium price of $18.
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