FINE FACTORY ENGRAVED MERWIN & HULBERT ARMY MODEL SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER.

FINE FACTORY ENGRAVED MERWIN & HULBERT ARMY MODEL SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 17696. Cal. 44 M&H (will also chamber 44-40, 44 Russian, 44 Remington & 44 American). Late production style with top strap and scooped flutes with square butt and lanyard loop in butt strap. Nickel finish with 7″ rnd bbl that has integral half moon front sight with Merwin & Hulbert markings on top and Hopkins & Allen markings on left side. Mounted with what appear to be orig 2-pc ivory grips that have a deep relief carved Mexican eagle & snake on right side. Left side of frame is marked “CALIBRE 44 M.H. & CO.”. Revolver is beautifully factory engraved with a stag on the sideplate and nearly full coverage foliate & floral patterns over the frame and about 60% of bbl. Cyl has foliate & floral and diamond & dot patterns on lands between the flutes. Merwin & Hulbert revolvers were very popular on the American frontier due to their simplicity and ease & speed of loading & unloading. A simple push of a button and twist of the bbl allowed the entire bbl unit & cyl to slide forward which automatically ejected empty cartridge cases. The unit was then closed and reloaded by means of the sliding loading gate on right side of the frame. Unfortunately the company was unable to compete with Colt’s & Smith & Wesson’s distribution system and with their early production revolvers being in proprietary calibers that were not chambered in other available firearms greatly inhibited their sales & distribution. A great majority of Merwin & Hulbert revolvers were sold in Mexico and are rarely found today with full length bbls and orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. Bbl retains virtually all of its fine orig nickel plating as does the frame with only some minor thinning & losses on butt strap & toe of grip frame. Cyl retains about 60% strong orig nickel with loss area apparently from long term holster storage, not from wear. Hammer retains most of its orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, faded elsewhere. Trigger guard retains faded case colors in web areas having turned silver & brown elsewhere. Grips are sound and retain a wonderful mellow ivory patina with a few minor age lines in left side. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered light pitting. 4-41233 JR24 (7,500-12,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	2351	$0.00	FINE FACTORY ENGRAVED MERWIN & HULBERT ARMY MODEL SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 17696. Cal. 44 M&H (will also chamber 44-40, 44 Russian, 44 Remington & 44 American). Late production style with top strap and scooped flutes with square butt and lanyard loop in butt strap. Nickel finish with 7″ rnd bbl that has integral half moon front sight with Merwin & Hulbert markings on top and Hopkins & Allen markings on left side. Mounted with what appear to be orig 2-pc ivory grips that have a deep relief carved Mexican eagle & snake on right side. Left side of frame is marked “CALIBRE 44 M.H. & CO.”. Revolver is beautifully factory engraved with a stag on the sideplate and nearly full coverage foliate & floral patterns over the frame and about 60% of bbl. Cyl has foliate & floral and diamond & dot patterns on lands between the flutes. Merwin & Hulbert revolvers were very popular on the American frontier due to their simplicity and ease & speed of loading & unloading. A simple push of a button and twist of the bbl allowed the entire bbl unit & cyl to slide forward which automatically ejected empty cartridge cases. The unit was then closed and reloaded by means of the sliding loading gate on right side of the frame. Unfortunately the company was unable to compete with Colt’s & Smith & Wesson’s distribution system and with their early production revolvers being in proprietary calibers that were not chambered in other available firearms greatly inhibited their sales & distribution. A great majority of Merwin & Hulbert revolvers were sold in Mexico and are rarely found today with full length bbls and orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. Bbl retains virtually all of its fine orig nickel plating as does the frame with only some minor thinning & losses on butt strap & toe of grip frame. Cyl retains about 60% strong orig nickel with loss area apparently from long term holster storage, not from wear. Hammer retains most of its orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, faded elsewhere. Trigger guard retains faded case colors in web areas having turned silver & brown elsewhere. Grips are sound and retain a wonderful mellow ivory patina with a few minor age lines in left side. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered light pitting. 4-41233 JR24 (7,500-12,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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