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Merwin & hurlburt revolvers
o b juan
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I have never seen one that i know of but have heard they exist
some one has a few that were gifted to the some years back said they are just avg.. I dont know what avg means to this person..
I will be looking
what do i need to look for?
some one has a few that were gifted to the some years back said they are just avg.. I dont know what avg means to this person..
I will be looking
what do i need to look for?
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I start with condition of finish and tightness of the mechanism. Light pitting is expected, same for buggered up screw heads.
They were generally well made and have some unique features. For example on the one I have in my hand right now, to load or unload the barrel + cylinder rotates 90 degrees and then moves forward. Only the empty cases are ejected not unfired ones. Some have a folding hammer spur that can be used in the usual manner or folded down to create less of a snag when drawn from a pocket.
Many Merwin & Hulbert revolvers were actually made by Hopkins & Allen. A revolver will often contain markings of both companies.
They were all made by Hopkins & Allen, but the H&A name was left off of later production.
M&H were agents rather than manufacturers.
My "Pocket Army" with short barrel weighs 2 1/4 lbs!
They could be bought with multiple barrels in different lengths.
Mine came out of Russia. The story goes M&H sold a large order to the czar who didn't pay for them. It was the reason M&H went under.
They are accurate guns.
In their rejection notes the M&H novel selective ejection system didn't perform as advertized.
The Army also wanted to evaluate it in the Army cartridge.
The test sample was probably in 44 M&H cartridge.