FINE FACTORY ENGRAVED MERWIN & HULBERT DOUBLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

FINE FACTORY ENGRAVED MERWIN & HULBERT DOUBLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 19649. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7″ rnd bbl, integral pinch blade front sight with Merwin & Hulbert address on the top and Hopkins & Allen Co. information on the side, with the later style top strap. It has 6-shot cylinder with conventional flutes & square butt frame with smooth 2-pc ivory grips. There is a stud and lanyard loop in the butt strap. The frame, bbl & cylinder are very nicely factory engraved with the vignette of a bull elk on the sideplate and altogether about 75-80% coverage foliate & floral patterns. Cylinder has geometric patterns on the lands between the flutes. The trigger & hammer retain 50-60% bright case colors. Left side of the frame has the “Winchester 1873” cal marking. Assembly number was observed on the left side of the grip frame, under the grip, rear face of the cylinder and inside the bbl lug. Inside each grip is printed in pencil “ES MIA / SR TOM P / WESTON / MADERO 13 MEX D.F.”. A rough translation is “This is mine, Tom P. Weston, Madero 13 Mexico”. While only a few thousand of these revolvers were made in the period 1876-1880, they were very well liked by the frontiersmen and westerners for their ease of ejecting empty cartridges and reloading as compared to the Colt Single Action Army revolvers which required 2 hands to reload making it very difficult to use on a galloping horse. These revolvers, on the other hand, could be emptied and reloaded in less than half the time it took for the same operation of the Colt. They were strong and reliable with good durability. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching except the grips which are not numbered. Bbl and frame retain most of their bright orig nickel with some slight losses around the muzzle & on the front sight with minor pitting. Cylinder retains most of an old restored finish. Grips have minor age lines on the bottom edges with a very minor chipped left heel and retain beautiful mellow ivory patina. Hammer safety notch is not functioning, otherwise mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore. 4-36206 JR124 (9,000-12,000)

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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	2377	$0.00	FINE FACTORY ENGRAVED MERWIN & HULBERT DOUBLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 19649. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7″ rnd bbl, integral pinch blade front sight with Merwin & Hulbert address on the top and Hopkins & Allen Co. information on the side, with the later style top strap. It has 6-shot cylinder with conventional flutes & square butt frame with smooth 2-pc ivory grips. There is a stud and lanyard loop in the butt strap. The frame, bbl & cylinder are very nicely factory engraved with the vignette of a bull elk on the sideplate and altogether about 75-80% coverage foliate & floral patterns. Cylinder has geometric patterns on the lands between the flutes. The trigger & hammer retain 50-60% bright case colors. Left side of the frame has the “Winchester 1873” cal marking. Assembly number was observed on the left side of the grip frame, under the grip, rear face of the cylinder and inside the bbl lug. Inside each grip is printed in pencil “ES MIA / SR TOM P / WESTON / MADERO 13 MEX D.F.”. A rough translation is “This is mine, Tom P. Weston, Madero 13 Mexico”. While only a few thousand of these revolvers were made in the period 1876-1880, they were very well liked by the frontiersmen and westerners for their ease of ejecting empty cartridges and reloading as compared to the Colt Single Action Army revolvers which required 2 hands to reload making it very difficult to use on a galloping horse. These revolvers, on the other hand, could be emptied and reloaded in less than half the time it took for the same operation of the Colt. They were strong and reliable with good durability. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching except the grips which are not numbered. Bbl and frame retain most of their bright orig nickel with some slight losses around the muzzle & on the front sight with minor pitting. Cylinder retains most of an old restored finish. Grips have minor age lines on the bottom edges with a very minor chipped left heel and retain beautiful mellow ivory patina. Hammer safety notch is not functioning, otherwise mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore. 4-36206 JR124 (9,000-12,000) 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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