It was made by Hopkins and Allen and is in the A block. These can sometimes be judiciously forged, and take up some of the slop with a worn star, but to be honest, you probably have a great candidate for a shadow box, along with a deck of cards, some poker chips, and a bowie knife.Paid a little more than I expected, but brought home my first Belgian Model 1889 today.
Top breaks were notorious for having the tip of the hand damaged- usually when someone attempted to close a cocked weapon- the hand is fully extended, and the edge of the cylinder hits it, denting the tip. The "star" at the rear of the cylinder DOES wear- but so does the "hand"- the little bit of metal that pushes against the star to make it rotate. Some were made for BLACK POWDER 32 ammo- and shooting one of those with smokeless ammo is a crapshoot- maybe you are lucky, maybe not.Ĭost of repair is likely to exceed value of revolver- these are not high dollar items. Note of caution- these were very basic firearms WHEN BRAND NEW. Hopkins and Allen was well known for the many models of inexpensive revolvers and shotguns.Īll Hopkins & Allen Arms Co revolvers manufactured from 1902 until 1917 had serial numbers stamped into the bottom of the handle.
The manufacture o f Hopkins and Allen firearms ceased in 1917 when the plant was taken over by Marlin-Rockwell Corporation for the war time production of Browning automatic rifle components. A fire in 1900 hurt them and in 1901, they were forced to merged with the Forehand Arms Company. The company experienced financial difficulties and in 1898 was reorganized as the Hopkins & Allen Arms Co.
The Hopkins and Allen company was founded in 1868 by S.
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