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Merwin Hulbert Pocket Model

Name: Merwin Hulbert Pocket Model
Brand: Hopkins & Allen

Revolving · .38 Merwin & Hulbert · introduced 1880

Also known as Merwin & Hulbert Pocket Model, Merwin Hulbert Double Action .38, Merwin Hulbert Medium Frame Pocket Revolver

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About the Merwin Hulbert Pocket Model

The Merwin Hulbert Pocket Model is an American medium-frame double-action revolver designed by Merwin, Hulbert & Co. of New York City and manufactured by Hopkins & Allen of Norwich, Connecticut. Chambered for the proprietary .38 Merwin & Hulbert cartridge in a five-shot cylinder, it scaled the firm's signature twist-open simultaneous-extraction system down to a concealable urban package. A top strap over the cylinder added strength, and the saw-handle grip with two-piece hard-rubber stocks made it popular with police and civilians who wanted a pocketable defensive arm during the 1880s.

Merwin Hulbert revolvers were celebrated as some of the finest-machined handguns of the American West, and the medium-frame Pocket Model brought their distinctive twist-open extraction to city dwellers and police who needed a discreet, fast-reloading sidearm.

Merwin Hulbert Pocket Model specifications

General

Type: Revolver
Action: Revolving
Firing mechanism: Hammer-fired
Trigger: Double action
Calibres: .38 Merwin & Hulbert
Magazine capacity: 5 rounds
Magazine: Revolving cylinder

Dimensions

Barrel length: 89 mm (3.5 in)
Overall length: 215 mm (8.5 in)
Height: 120 mm (4.7 in)
Width: 35 mm (1.4 in)
Weight (empty): 0.57 kg (1.26 lb)
Weight (loaded): 0.61 kg (1.36 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: Right hand

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Steel
Stock: Hard rubber
Finish: nickel

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 210 m/s (689 fps)
Muzzle energy (typical): 210 J (155 ft·lb)
Effective range: 25 m

History

Introduced: 1880
Discontinued: 1888
Production status: Discontinued
Country of origin: US
Designer: Merwin, Hulbert & Co.

Features

Top strap frame
Twist open extraction
Folding hammer
Five shot cylinder
Saw handle grip

Safety

Half cock notch

Offered with 3.5" and 5.5" barrels, with a small number built with a 2.75" barrel. The same medium frame was also chambered in .32 M&H for an even more compact pocket revolver.