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CIVIL WAR Antique MERWIN & BRAY PLANT Revolver Brass Framed .42 Caliber Cup-Fire!
Guns International #: 101345935 Seller's Inventory #: 190748
Category: Civil War Revolvers - Merwin & Hulbert Revolvers
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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
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
Description:
CIVIL WAR Antique MERWIN & BRAY PLANT Revolver
Brass Framed .42 Caliber Cup-Fire!
Here we present an antique Merwin & Bray Front Loading Plant Manufacturing Company Army Model Revolver in the Rare & Unique .42 Cup-Fire, made circa 1865 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.
The overall condition of this revolver is very good. The blue finish on the barrel has turned gray with age. 90% of the silver plate on the brass frame remains. The markings are clear. The grips are in good shape. The bore is in nice condition, reflective, and with sharp rifling. The action remains strong.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 5-1/2 inches.
Caliber: .42 Cup-Fire
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1400
#190748
SOLD
Antique: Yes