On the 4th of July I was given the opportunity as many of FFL's are, to examine a very nice piece of history. My expertise is not in old hand guns or old rifles so this is an area, that I am forever learning by research and asking others. I do not think I will ever even come close to knowing enough to do what I see some of my friends do in purchasing and selling these fine weapons.
A young lady and her mother brought me two weapons that she acquired from her grandfather before he past away, and she wanted me to find out some information on them. The first was very simple, it was a newer weapon, I will not go into the exact make and model.
The other was a Merwin Hulbert & Co. Pistol. This Pistol intrigued me from the minute I saw it. It was a work of art when it came to the way it was built. I had never seen a revolver put together this well, with parts that intrigue me so much just looking at it. It was like a Swiss watch. If a man could fall in love with a pistol, I just did. This pistol is nickle plated, with Mother of Pearl stocks.
When you opened it up it was so well made the cylinder actually sucked toward the barrel using no spring mechanism, which I found later by reading is one of it trade marks. You could unload all the shell at once or one at a time. It also has a area where you slide a metal strip down to load the shells one at a time. You can change the barrels from 3" to 5" to 7". It is a double action. When you pull the trigger or the hammer it is so quiet you barely hear it. The hammer folds down so that it will not hag up in your pocket.
In my research this brand weapon was carried my some very famous people Jesse James, Bat Masterson, were just a couple, but there were many more.
When people say they do not make then like they use to, if they refer to this weapon it is truly an under statement. In my humble opinion, this is the finest hand gun ever made. But I am new to old weapons so what do I know.
I compiled a lot of research and gave it to them about their grandfathers hand gun. So that they would at least have some history about it to share when they hand it down to their children. It is very nice to look at. I told them not to try to shoot it. And explained why. They plan to bring it to my shop so that I can properly clean it, and oil it so that it will stay the way it is and not rust any more.
A young lady and her mother brought me two weapons that she acquired from her grandfather before he past away, and she wanted me to find out some information on them. The first was very simple, it was a newer weapon, I will not go into the exact make and model.
The other was a Merwin Hulbert & Co. Pistol. This Pistol intrigued me from the minute I saw it. It was a work of art when it came to the way it was built. I had never seen a revolver put together this well, with parts that intrigue me so much just looking at it. It was like a Swiss watch. If a man could fall in love with a pistol, I just did. This pistol is nickle plated, with Mother of Pearl stocks.
When you opened it up it was so well made the cylinder actually sucked toward the barrel using no spring mechanism, which I found later by reading is one of it trade marks. You could unload all the shell at once or one at a time. It also has a area where you slide a metal strip down to load the shells one at a time. You can change the barrels from 3" to 5" to 7". It is a double action. When you pull the trigger or the hammer it is so quiet you barely hear it. The hammer folds down so that it will not hag up in your pocket.
In my research this brand weapon was carried my some very famous people Jesse James, Bat Masterson, were just a couple, but there were many more.
When people say they do not make then like they use to, if they refer to this weapon it is truly an under statement. In my humble opinion, this is the finest hand gun ever made. But I am new to old weapons so what do I know.
I compiled a lot of research and gave it to them about their grandfathers hand gun. So that they would at least have some history about it to share when they hand it down to their children. It is very nice to look at. I told them not to try to shoot it. And explained why. They plan to bring it to my shop so that I can properly clean it, and oil it so that it will stay the way it is and not rust any more.
