MERWIN & HULBERT DOUBLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

MERWIN & HULBERT DOUBLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 23481. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 5-1/2″ ribbed bbl, half moon front sight and Merwin & Hulbert 2-line address on the top. It is the later style with top strap and conventional fluted cyl with square butt and folding hammer. Buttstrap has a factory lanyard loop. Left side of frame has the caliber marking and it is mounted with 2-pc hard rubber grips with checkerboard pattern at the top. Left side of front strap, under the grip, has the assembly number “2591” which is also found in pencil inside right grip. Cyl & bbl lug are matching numbered to the frame. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only a few thousand of the Army revolvers were produced in the period 1876-1880 in six different models, two of which were dbl action. These revolvers, although in several ways superior to both Colt & Remington large bore revolvers, were not well distributed and therefore could not compete. They were initially sold in proprietary Merwin & Hulbert caliber which was not readily available which further hindered their sales. Merwin & Hulbert were not manufacturers but were entrepreneurs and distributors who obtained patents and had the product manufactured for their distribution. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching. Has been fired but very little; overall retains just about all of its strong orig nickel finish with some light dulling from handling & a minor nick or two with a light cyl line; hammer retains about all of its orig case colors, as does the trigger guard with the trigger having bright colors on sides and rear edge, faded to gray on the front. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with a few spots of scattered pitting. 4-46949 JR385 (6,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2212	$7,475.00	MERWIN & HULBERT DOUBLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 23481. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 5-1/2″ ribbed bbl, half moon front sight and Merwin & Hulbert 2-line address on the top. It is the later style with top strap and conventional fluted cyl with square butt and folding hammer. Buttstrap has a factory lanyard loop. Left side of frame has the caliber marking and it is mounted with 2-pc hard rubber grips with checkerboard pattern at the top. Left side of front strap, under the grip, has the assembly number “2591” which is also found in pencil inside right grip. Cyl & bbl lug are matching numbered to the frame. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only a few thousand of the Army revolvers were produced in the period 1876-1880 in six different models, two of which were dbl action. These revolvers, although in several ways superior to both Colt & Remington large bore revolvers, were not well distributed and therefore could not compete. They were initially sold in proprietary Merwin & Hulbert caliber which was not readily available which further hindered their sales. Merwin & Hulbert were not manufacturers but were entrepreneurs and distributors who obtained patents and had the product manufactured for their distribution. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching. Has been fired but very little; overall retains just about all of its strong orig nickel finish with some light dulling from handling & a minor nick or two with a light cyl line; hammer retains about all of its orig case colors, as does the trigger guard with the trigger having bright colors on sides and rear edge, faded to gray on the front. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with a few spots of scattered pitting. 4-46949 JR385 (6,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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