Is this thread still active?Buy it price for a 95% nickel H&A XL .32 @ GunsAmerica is $150. Found a second one for $115.
Not sure if it's an M&H design or not. Not exactly a collector's item, but pricier than the average paper weight.
The only makings are "XL DOUBLE ACTION" and "Hopkins & Allen Norwich Ct USA". No visible ser. #, no cal. (but a .22 LR fits), 7 shot, 6" bbl., and the handle (not grips) may be homemade , which cover up the underside of the grip (where the ser. # is on the little snubbies). The handle is irregular (possibly carved wood), with a flat plate of thin metal (can lid ?) on the bottom, and a long flat headed wood screw in the middle bottom of the handle. I'm afraid to unscrew it . The handle is secure now (attached), and "If it ain't broke, don't fix it !" The main thing I want to do is ID the year made, and see if it is BP or smokeless. In the meantime, I plan to be careful, and maybe try to shoot CB's in it.It is now
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"It's alive ! It's alive !" Not that we have created a monster ! I didn't have a computer in 2009, much less knowing anything about Hopkins & Allen revolvers back then. Since then, I have gotten both, and am thankful I found The High Road.Oh, yeah. Not saying it is a bad thing. I just was surprised by the number of years that had passed.
To .45guy, re: #1, the quick answer is no. Merwin & Hulbert & Co. designed and promoted an advanced form of revolver, which was manufactured by Hopkins & Allen 1874-1891. These are rare and expensive. The Hopkins & Allen XL Double Action is not of this design and was made 1909-1914.Afew quick questions are in order.
1. Are these a Merwin and Hulbert design?
2. What would a fair value on one in ~95% condition be as pretty much a historical paperweight?