Hopkins & Allen Arms Company XL DOUBLE ACTION .38 Centre Fire Calibre Nickel Plated 5 Shot Revolver With Fold .38 Revolver

C1900 American Hopkins & Allen Arms Company ‘XL DOUBLE ACTION’ .38 Centre Fire Calibre Nickel Plated 5 Shot Revolver With Folding Hammer, Open Cylinders That Will Accept Inert Rounds & Open Pinned Barrel. D 1522 - D 1522

**This Firearm is deactivated to one of the pre- 2nd May 2017, UK specifications. As such it can only be sold and exported in its present state to customers in NON- EU countries including the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. Customers based in the UK & other EU countries can purchase on our lay-away scheme. The weapon will then be brought up to the EU specification and the relevant certificate obtained prior to the transfer of ownership and delivery**. Hopkins & Allen Arms Company was a US firearms manufacturing company based in Norwich, Connecticut that was founded in 1868 by Charles W. Allen, Charles A. Converse, Horace Briggs, Samuel S. Hopkins and Charles W. Hopkins. The Hopkins brothers ran the day-to-day operations of the company until it went bankrupt in 1916 and was subsequently bought by Marlin-Rockwell. This is a good example of Hopkins & Allen’s ‘XL DOUBLE ACTION’ .38 Centre Fire calibre Revolver. It retains its original factory nickel finish with just light areas of staining consistent with age. It has a 3” octagonal barrel (7 ½” overall). The top of the frame is crisply marked ‘XL DOUBLE ACTION’ together with calibre, manufacturer detail and 1871-1886 patents (all illustrated). The frame is numbered ‘T1396’. It has excellent undamaged Gutta Percha grips with chequered panels. The pistol has a hinged folding hammer to prevent snagging on clothing. Deactivated to UK specification in 2000 the pistol cocks and dry fires in both single & double action. It has open, cut, cylinders that will accept inert rounds and a pinned open barrel. The price includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. D 1522

£425.00