SCARCE EARLY MERWIN & HULBERT OPEN TOP ARMY MODEL SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER.

SCARCE EARLY MERWIN & HULBERT OPEN TOP ARMY MODEL SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 13934. Cal. 44 M&H. Nickel finish with 7″ rnd bbl, integral front sight with 1-line Merwin & Hulbert Co. name & address with patent numbers on top and the Hopkins & Allen name & address on left side. Revolver is the early model with open top and scooped flute 6-shot cylinder. Mounted with checkered square butt brown hard rubber grips with lanyard stud & ring in butt strap. The assembly number “3482” is found on left side of the front strap, under the grip, which number is also found inside right grip, on cylinder pin, cylinder & bbl lug. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms, Merwin & Hulbert were not manufacturers but were simply distributors of a variety of firearms including these revolvers. They actively pursued various military contracts which never materialized and therefore few of these revolvers were produced. Although these revolvers were not usually distributed they were well received on the frontier because of their reliability and ease & speed of reloading. With the simple push of a button, pull & twist of the bbl & cylinder, the empty cartridge cases were extracted and shook free, then the bbl & cylinder returned to battery and the cylinder reloaded by means of the loading gate dovetailed into the right side of the frame. This revolver is in the proprietary Merwin & Hulbert caliber and later versions were produced in the venerable 44-40 caliber. Given their limited production and frontier use it is rare to find one of these early models retaining orig finish. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, all matching including grips. Overall retains 98-99% strong orig nickel finish with a few very minor nicks & scratches, a faint cylinder line and appears to be unfired. Hammer & trigger guard retain most of their orig case colors, moderately faded and the trigger retains about all of its orig blue. Grips are crisp with very minimal diamond point wear. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-37791 JR205 (9,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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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	2198	$0.00	SCARCE EARLY MERWIN & HULBERT OPEN TOP ARMY MODEL SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 13934. Cal. 44 M&H. Nickel finish with 7″ rnd bbl, integral front sight with 1-line Merwin & Hulbert Co. name & address with patent numbers on top and the Hopkins & Allen name & address on left side. Revolver is the early model with open top and scooped flute 6-shot cylinder. Mounted with checkered square butt brown hard rubber grips with lanyard stud & ring in butt strap. The assembly number “3482” is found on left side of the front strap, under the grip, which number is also found inside right grip, on cylinder pin, cylinder & bbl lug. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms, Merwin & Hulbert were not manufacturers but were simply distributors of a variety of firearms including these revolvers. They actively pursued various military contracts which never materialized and therefore few of these revolvers were produced. Although these revolvers were not usually distributed they were well received on the frontier because of their reliability and ease & speed of reloading. With the simple push of a button, pull & twist of the bbl & cylinder, the empty cartridge cases were extracted and shook free, then the bbl & cylinder returned to battery and the cylinder reloaded by means of the loading gate dovetailed into the right side of the frame. This revolver is in the proprietary Merwin & Hulbert caliber and later versions were produced in the venerable 44-40 caliber. Given their limited production and frontier use it is rare to find one of these early models retaining orig finish. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, all matching including grips. Overall retains 98-99% strong orig nickel finish with a few very minor nicks & scratches, a faint cylinder line and appears to be unfired. Hammer & trigger guard retain most of their orig case colors, moderately faded and the trigger retains about all of its orig blue. Grips are crisp with very minimal diamond point wear. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-37791 JR205 (9,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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