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Antique MERWIN & BRAY Front Loading PLANT Revolver
Guns International #: 101117162 Seller's Inventory #: 7299
Category: Antique Revolvers - Cartridge - Merwin & Hulbert Revolvers
Seller's Information
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1448
Total Number of Listings: 29901
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
Description:
Antique MERWIN & BRAY Front Loading PLANT Revolver
With Initial Inscription on the Frame “APC”
Here we present an antique Pocket Model Plant Revolver, made circa 1864 in New York. Makers of revolvers during the American Civil War had three choices: 1) they could take their chances violating the Smith & Wesson owned Rollin White Patent for the concept of a “bored through cylinder” to accept metallic cartridges, 2) they could continue to make percussion guns with all of their disadvantages, or 3) they could invent their own concept that was both an improvement over percussion guns and circumvented the Rollin White Patent. The latter option is what Plant’s chose.
Plant’s Mfg. Co. was financed and represented by the famed firearms agents Merwin & Bray, hence their name on the top of the barrel. Their revolver featured a “cup-primed” and front-loading concept, which was among the best attempts to get around S&W’s 12-1/2 year stronghold on cartridge revolvers. They found relative success with the public rather than with the military.
This one bears the initials “APC” in script on the bottom of the grip frame.
The overall condition of this revolver is very good. There is a light patina on the steel and brass throughout. The markings are clear and legible. The rosewood grips are in good condition. The bore is clear and bright with good rifling. The action on this revolver is functional, though the cylinder does not currently revolve and must be moved manually.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 6 inches.
Caliber: .42 Cup-Fire
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$850
#7299
SOLD
Antique: Yes