Description
Item Description
*THIS BEAUTIFUL MODEL FEATURES STUNNING FACTORY ENGRAVING AND ORIGINAL ELEPHANT IVORY GRIPS!!!!
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Model: 2nd Model Pocket Army
Serial: 928
Date of Manufacture: 1880-1883
Caliber: .44-40 Win
Finish: Factory Engraved Nickel
Barrel Length: 3.25
Optics/Sights: Fixed front & rear
Stock/Grips: Genuine Antique Elephant Ivory
Action: Single Action Revolver
Markings: Factory Engraved Full Coverage, Floral Scrollwork. Right side of frame features engraved scene of a landscape with a building, Left side features a scene of a sailboat in the water. Cylinder and barrel feature scrollwork. Serial Number 928 is stamped on the bottom right side of the grip.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
*FACTORY ENGRAVED WITH GENUINE ELEPHANT IVORY GRIPS*
Joseph Merwin was involved with marketing and manufacturing revolvers as early as 1856 when he formed an arms company known as Merwin & Bray. This company folded after the end of the Civil War. In 1868 Merwin formed a partnership with William and Milan Hulbert, who owned 50% interest in Hopkins & Allen. Merwin and Hulbert not only designed firearms, but imported firearms and retailed firearms and other goods in a large sporting goods endeavor. Merwin and Hulbert additionally purchased several firearms manufacturers. Author Art Phelps opined that if Merwin and Hulbert had not marked the revolvers with the manufacturers name 'Hopkins and Allen' (known for inexpensive and poor quality weapons), the Merwin Hulbert would be as well known as Colt, Smith & Wesson, and Remington.
The company made numerous innovative designs such as folding hammers on their revolvers for pocket carry and a unique takedown system but was plagued by financial missteps. Payment for three sizable shipments to Russia were never realized. The bankruptcy of subsidiary Evans Rifle Company cost Merwin and Hulbert $100,000. A company associate stole the firm's operating capital and disappeared. During 1880–1881, Merwin and Hulbert was in receivership, but it was able to recover.
After Merwin's death in 1888, the company became known as "Hulbert Brothers & Company". Hulbert Brothers declared bankruptcy in 1894 and in 1896 it was liquidated. Hopkins & Allen continued to manufacture Merwin Hulbert style rifles, primarily .22 and .32 caliber single shots, until 1916 when it went bankrupt and was bought the following year by Marlin Firearms.
The Pocket Army had three variants starting with the '2nd Model'. Author Art Phelps established the nomenclature for the Merwin and Hulbert revolver variants, and since the features of the 1st Pocket Army closely aligned to the '2nd Model' Frontier, '2nd Model Pocket Army' was used. This has since become the accepted convention. The Pocket Army featured six-shot cylinders like the Frontier model, and was produced in .44 M&H, .44 Russian, and by far the most popular: .44-40 Winchester caliber. The primary distinction between the Pocket Army and the Frontier is that the Pocket Army sports a 'bird's head' grip, similar in contour to the famous Bisley target grips found on some Colt models. The innovation here is an exposed metal from that includes an integral lanyard loop. If in a hand-to-hand melee situation, the grip was quite an effective club. In fact, the grip was commonly referred to as the 'skull crusher'. Having handled a large frame Merwin Hulbert, the author finds no difficulty believing that this is a literal claim. Many will find it odd that a 'Pocket Army' could be had with a seven-inch barrel - hardly pocket size, even in an overcoat! The fact is that many of the Pocket Army would have been holster-carried in the field. Additionally, multiple barrels could be purchased in different lengths to allow one weapon to serve both in the field and in town.Contents/Condition:
This beautiful piece of history is in great condition for a revolver that is over 130 years old! It features beautiful factory engraving and Genuine Elephant Ivory Grips! The function and mechanics cycles are extremely smooth.
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