SCARCE EARLY PRODUCTION MERWIN & HULBERT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SCARCE EARLY PRODUCTION MERWIN & HULBERT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 268. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7″ rnd bbl marked on left side “THE HOPKINS & ALLEN MANUFACTURING CO. NORWICH, CONN. U.S.A”. It has integral pinched blade front sight, open top receiver with scooped flute cylinder & birdhead grip with checkered hard rubber grips that are numbered to this revolver. Left side of frame below cylinder is marked “CALIBRE / WINCHESTER 1873”. Only a few thousand of these scarce revolvers were made in period 1876-1880 but were fairly popular on frontier due to their ease of loading & ejecting empty cases. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including grips. Bbl retains about 90% strong orig nickel & cylinder 96-97% bright orig nickel. Frame is somewhat flaked retaining 80-85% orig nickel with flaked areas a dark patina. Trigger guard retains case colors in sheltered areas being mostly a dark patina. Grips are sound showing moderate wear, turning chocolate. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore with fine pitting. 4-37208 JR108 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2378	$4,600.00	SCARCE EARLY PRODUCTION MERWIN & HULBERT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 268. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7″ rnd bbl marked on left side “THE HOPKINS & ALLEN MANUFACTURING CO. NORWICH, CONN. U.S.A”. It has integral pinched blade front sight, open top receiver with scooped flute cylinder & birdhead grip with checkered hard rubber grips that are numbered to this revolver. Left side of frame below cylinder is marked “CALIBRE / WINCHESTER 1873”. Only a few thousand of these scarce revolvers were made in period 1876-1880 but were fairly popular on frontier due to their ease of loading & ejecting empty cases. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including grips. Bbl retains about 90% strong orig nickel & cylinder 96-97% bright orig nickel. Frame is somewhat flaked retaining 80-85% orig nickel with flaked areas a dark patina. Trigger guard retains case colors in sheltered areas being mostly a dark patina. Grips are sound showing moderate wear, turning chocolate. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore with fine pitting. 4-37208 JR108 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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