ENGRAVED MERWIN & HULBERT POCKET ARMY DA REVOLVER.

ENGRAVED MERWIN & HULBERT POCKET ARMY DA REVOLVER. SN 8362. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 3-5/16″ bbl, integral front sight and top strap of the later production. It has 6-shot cyl with conventional flutes and birdhead grip with skull cracker buttstrap, mounted with checkered hard rubber grips. Hammer has a folding spur. Left side of bbl has the 2-line Hopkins & Allen address & patent numbers. Right side of frame has the Merwin & Hulbert company name & address and “POCKET ARMY”. Left side of frame is marked “CALIBRE 1873 WINCHESTER”. Revolver is typically engraved with foliate & floral and geometric patterns with a deer on left sideplate. Engraving extends over sides of bbl and bbl lug and on cyl on the lands between the flutes. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were approx. 9,000 Pocket Army revolvers produced in the 1880s in three configurations with most of production in single action versions. Merwin & Hulbert were distributors, not manufacturers, who purchased patents and contracted various companies for production. Their handguns were produced by Hopkins & Allen. The Merwin & Hulbert design was superior to other handguns of the period with their ease of unloading & ejecting empty casings with the push of a button and simple full forward. Returning the bbl and cyl to battery allowed the cyl to be reloaded through the sliding loading gate in the right recoil shield. Unfortunately Merwin & Hulbert came to the scene long after Colt and to some extent, Remington, were already in production and widely distributed. With the lack of government contracts and a weak distribution system they simply could not compete. A majority of Merwin & Hulbert revolvers were sold in Mexico and are rarely found today with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Dick Reyes (1984); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including grips. Overall retains virtually all of its strong orig factory nickel with some minor flaking on top strap. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-45336 JR99 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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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	1642	$10,350.00	ENGRAVED MERWIN & HULBERT POCKET ARMY DA REVOLVER. SN 8362. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 3-5/16″ bbl, integral front sight and top strap of the later production. It has 6-shot cyl with conventional flutes and birdhead grip with skull cracker buttstrap, mounted with checkered hard rubber grips. Hammer has a folding spur. Left side of bbl has the 2-line Hopkins & Allen address & patent numbers. Right side of frame has the Merwin & Hulbert company name & address and “POCKET ARMY”. Left side of frame is marked “CALIBRE 1873 WINCHESTER”. Revolver is typically engraved with foliate & floral and geometric patterns with a deer on left sideplate. Engraving extends over sides of bbl and bbl lug and on cyl on the lands between the flutes. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were approx. 9,000 Pocket Army revolvers produced in the 1880s in three configurations with most of production in single action versions. Merwin & Hulbert were distributors, not manufacturers, who purchased patents and contracted various companies for production. Their handguns were produced by Hopkins & Allen. The Merwin & Hulbert design was superior to other handguns of the period with their ease of unloading & ejecting empty casings with the push of a button and simple full forward. Returning the bbl and cyl to battery allowed the cyl to be reloaded through the sliding loading gate in the right recoil shield. Unfortunately Merwin & Hulbert came to the scene long after Colt and to some extent, Remington, were already in production and widely distributed. With the lack of government contracts and a weak distribution system they simply could not compete. A majority of Merwin & Hulbert revolvers were sold in Mexico and are rarely found today with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Dick Reyes (1984); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including grips. Overall retains virtually all of its strong orig factory nickel with some minor flaking on top strap. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-45336 JR99 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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