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Merwin hulbert, the finest revolvers you have never heard of. Merwin hulbert revolver local deals, national for sale. Merwin beautifully demonstrates why merwin has been one of americas most decorated and important poets for more than 60 years. During the mid19th century a man named joseph merwin was involved with manufacturing and marketing a singleaction revolver. He is coauthor of the book frank wesson gunmaker, a major contributor to flaydermans guide and the blue book of antique gun values. Merwin, hulbert revolvers were offered as frontier army models and pocket army models. What is rare about it is the fact that side plate has two screws instead of the normal three screws. Merwin hulbert s innovation was a rotating barrel design which all. Publishers and has a total of 224 pages in the book. It is a merwin and hulbert 5 chambered in 44 merwin and hulbert. For the collector, for the hobbyist, for the amateur gunsmith, antique firearms assemblydisassembly ebook is an invaluable reference tool. His prizes include the 2005 national book award for his collected poems, migration, the pulitzer prize, the stevens award, and fellowships from the guggenheim foundation and lannan foundation.

This is a rare copy of the 1st edition by art phelps. The first four books of poems includes his poetry from 1952 to 1960 and provides the foundation for understanding and appreciating his subsequent work and development. Jun 25, 2015 the company was known as merwin hulbert and very few of their revolvers have survived the past 125 or so years history. It is a single shot merwin and hulbert junior model in 32 wcf. Western movies these days are few and far between, but western games and comic books weve long held a fascination for the gunmen of the. Super rare boat catalog merwin hulbert co ny 1888 steam. A quite robust revolver yet in that era capable of being carried in a pocket. Joseph merwin was a firearms distributor of the late 19th century who sold. He is the author of dozens of books of poetry and translations. To some this is one of the most beautiful revolvers ever made. Merwin and hulbert additionally purchased several firearms manufacturers. Merwin was born in new york city in 1927 and raised in new jersey and scranton, pennsylvania, the son of a presbyterian minister. Dust jacket is in good condition water mark on front top near.

Merwin hulbert would mark their revolvers that were chambered for the. Wonderful design, great workmanship and so easy on the eye. Hopkins were a complete mystery to me before i read that book. Merwin hulbert model revolver internet movie firearms. Owner has no cases for the gun, nor has he ever shot the gun. Assra forum merwin and hulbert hopkins and allen small.

You can buy merwin hulbert with confidence from thousands of. Merwin hulbert revolvers were never as popular as other brands, but are wellmade weapons that are very capable. This is a rare octagonal barrel rifle with saddle ring. But having such a fine book of poetry come to us now from such a voice as merwin s is a rare and particular gift. This is a first eddition, hardbound book with 218 pages. New and selected poems and his second pulitzer prize in 2009 for the shadow of sirius. He has also written a number of articles for man at arms magazine. This is a deluxe signed and numbered 63100 leather bound first edition 1991. Original buckhorn style rear sight and an original, dovetailed blade front sight. This book includes a mask for janus, the dancing bears, green with beasts, and the drunk in the furnace. Antique firearms assemblydisassembly digital ebook.

This is only book published specifically on these guns. The washington post merwin is one of the great poets of our age. Product details unknown binding for sale by buster3168 on gunsamerica 980719292. Merwin wanted to design a particularly strong and highquality revolver, and he succeeded his guns are arguably some of the best revolvers of the frontier era.

Merwin won a national book award in 2005 for migration. Written in plain english and profusely illustrated, this book provides detailed procedures for taking down and reassembling a tremendous variety of original and replica handguns, rifles, and shotguns. As a child, merwin was enamored of the natural world, sometimes finding himself talking to the large tree in his back yard. The stock is broken and missing a small piece and the extractor is missing along with the screw holding it. This copy is printed on heavy, superwhite, acid free paper. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The 1st model with the scoop flutes, wedge in barrel, and in single action 4440, and the short barrel. Has some minor areas of flaking otherwise has approximately 96% original nickel. Many merwin hulbert revolvers were supplied with two barrels, a short one for concealed carry and a longer one for use in a conventional holster. For years, scant documentation on merwin hulbert revolvers resulted in the company being overlooked by serious arms students and collectors. His last two books were honored with major literary awards. Merwin was born in new york city on september 30, 1927. Merwin, author of over fifty books, is americas foremost poet.

It has a winchesterstyle crescent butt with metal butt plate. Firearms, if merwin would have insisted and prevailed upon the hopkins and allen co. Do not know why, never found out that bit of information, and the only reason i know this, is i read it in mike ventorinos book shooting six guns of the old west. They read like his daily warmup before committing to writing poetry with a capital p. The large frame revolvers, models one through four, were chambered for the proprietary. From the earliest days of joseph merwin and william brays 1853 partnership, through several civil wartime gunmaking enterprises, to the famous and longlasting partnership between merwin and the hulbert brothers. New reprint restored and digitally enhanced from a nice copy. Half roundel i make no prayer for the spoilt season, the weed of eden.

This is a merwin hulbert pocket army 2nd model, made sometime between 1878 and 1882. I am trying to gather as much information about a rifle i am purchasing. Signed by author with my very special friend and the name of the person it was given to. He lives in hawaii where he raises endangered palm trees. Lets talk for a moment about the unique rotary design of the merwin hulbert. Merwin hulbert had four generations of revolvers, each making small improvements to the platform. Find merwin hulbert for sale at, the worlds largest gun auction site. The problem is since this is the only authoritative book published on the subject, some of the authors opinions have turned into myths, and there are not any other published sources to refute the myths. Anyone have a clue how to form loads for this old blaster, its in good mechanical condition and appears solid enough to shoot some loads with a bp substitute. Migration won the national book award, and present company received the bobbitt prize from the library of congress. This reveals where prose stands in his personal hierarchy. The engraving has lasted in a near perfect state, no wear. Very few of these antique revolvers have surfaced the quantity made is probably under 100.

He grew up on the corner of fourth street and new york avenue in union city, new jersey, and lived there until 1936, when his family moved to scranton, pennsylvania. It is a hopkins and allen made exclusively for merwin and hulbert. Also, the merwin pattern seen here can be found in r. His numerous collections of poetry, his translations, and his books of prose have won praise over seven decades. In 2010, broadsword group attempted to bring back the merwin hulbert brand, but for unspecified reasons, this was never. Although the merwin hulbert design is unusual, and unique, there is nothing about it that could not have been produced by other firearms companies at the time. Not only did the merwin hulbert revolver offer a convenient way of ejecting fired cases but it also provided the means to change the barrel length of the revolver by substituting a different one. The company was known as merwin hulbert and very few of their revolvers have survived the past 125 or so years history. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Merwin hulbert military wiki fandom powered by wikia. The square butt versions were known as the frontier army model. Merwin hulbert revolvers were unique, there were not any other manufacturers making anything like them. Jan 01, 2007 since merwin s actual poetry is so unimpeachable, the book of fables is great because in these less polished prose poems i get the sense of him taking more risks.