The Whitney Wolverine, from the Olympic Arms website:
The original Whitney Wolverine pistols went into production in 1956 and were a huge hit with customers. It's radical 'space age' design was ergonomic to the hand, and pointed naturally for most shooters.I would have a good reason to buy it. The only .22 handgun I have is a single-action revolver (the Single-Six). I really should add a semi-auto to the collection. I mean, it's hardly a respectable collection without a .22 semi-auto handgun, right? And it has a very reasonable (it seems to me) MSRP of $279.50.
The Olympic Arms Whitney Wolverine is built with a high-strength polymer frame making it lightweight and durable. The pistol uses .22 LR high-velocity ammunition and is fed to the pistol through an all metal magazine which holds ten rounds.
Once called, "The most reliable, best shooting, best pointing little .22 pistol ever handled" by the late Rex Applegate. The Whitney Wolverine makes for a great plinker, farm hand, or for a home safeguard.
More info on this cool pistol:
From recguns.com:
Manufactured in 1956 and discontinued in 1957. A semi-auto with a 10 cartridge magazine and a 4.75" barrel. It was created partially as a result of new aluminum alloys recently developed in World War II. The person wwho developed it, Robert Hillberg eventually went on to work for High Standard, and the company was sold to avoid bankruptcy. Some interesting facts... The Serial numbers started at 100,000 because their machine was screwed up. Only 22,000 were even made. Also, only the first few were called the Wolverine, because another company was already using the name, and it was afterwards refered to as the Whitney Autoloader.Samson Mfg. Corp. reproduces an old magazine ad for the Wolverine (only $39.95!). And here's another old magazine ad from the same website.
Original Wolverines are C&R eligible and are apparently desirable to collectors.
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