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| Hopkins & Allen | Norwich | Connecticut | 1868 | 1914 |
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Incorporated on June 15, 1868 by Charles A. Converse, Charles W. Allen, Horace Briggs,
Samuel S. Hopkins and Charles W. Hopkins. It is of interest that all except of Charles W. Allen
were already co-partners in Bacon Manufacturing Co. and Continental Arms Co. Both companies cessed
all activities about the time when Hopkins & Allen was foundet. In some way Hopkins & Allen Manufacturing Company
(Hopkins & Allen) could be their successor. The company was managed by the brothers Charles W. Hopkins, Henry H. Hopkins and Samuel S. Hopkins. See Bacon Manufacturing Co. and Merwin Hulbert & Co. which company became sole distributor of Hopkins & Allen in 1871. In 1874 Converse sold his parts (1/2 of the company's capital) to Merwin, Hulbert & Co. Hopkins & Allen became a cash cow for Merwin, Hulbert & Co. When Merwin, Hulber & Co respectively Hulbert Bothers went bankrupt, Hopkins & Allen itself went bankrupt two years later in 1898. The company was reoganized as Hopkins & Allen Arms Company. As of 1875 H&A made several lines of revolvers exclusively for Merwin, Hulbert & Co. e.g. the XL series however, with a double action feature and with a trigger guard. See Merwin, Hulbert & Co. H & A was taken over by Marlin-Rockwell in 1914 Trade names revolvers: ACME Alexia Allen American Eagle Americus Aristocrat Bang-Up Black Prince Bloodhound Blue Jacket Blue Whistler Buckeye, Bulldog Captain Jack Chichester Creedmore Czar Defender ? Despatch Dictator Double Actio No. Dreadnought Duchess Duke Elector Encore Essex Excelsior Expert Forehand Model Garrison Half-Breed Hinsdale Hopkins & Allen Imperial Arms Co. Leader ? Life Guard Metropolitan Polics Monarch Morley Mountain Eagle Nero Non XL Old Hickory Paragon ? Parole Pioneer Pointer Range Model Ranger Red Jacket Royal ? Safety Polics Scott Revolver Rifle Sterling Swanp Angel Terror Thames Arms Company ? The Challenge Toledo Firearms Tower's Police Safety Tramps Terror Universal Wolverine XL XLCR Xpert You Bet Trade names lond guns: Chichester Cannon Breech Douglas Arms Dreadnought King Nitro KK Seminole Worlds Fair .31 caliber percussion, 5 shot single action revolver (slight variation of the Bacon Mfg. Co. revolver) 4", 5" or 6" round barrel, production was approximately 1000 .31 caliber percussion, 5 shot single action revolver (slight variation of the Bacon Mfg. Co. revolver) 4", 5" or 6" octagonal barrel, production was approximately 300 .36 percussion caliber, 5 shot single action revolver, Dictator, 4" barrel, production was about 5000 of which about 4000 were altered to .38 r.f., sold from 1869 to 1872 Percussion left side Percussion right side .38 r.f. caliber, 5 shot single action revolver, Dictator, 4" barrel, about 4000 altered revolvers, sold from 1869 to 1872. It is believed that these guns were already altered before the Rollin White patet expired in 1869. Conversion no. 4651, left side same, right side .22 r.f. caliber, 7 shot single action revolver, spur trigger, flat frame, 2 3/8" part octagonal barrel, plain cylinder, birdhead grips, marked HOPKINS & ALLEN MFG, CO., NORWICH, CT. Thanks to Tony for the following pictures .22 r.f. caliber, left side .22 r.f. caliber, right side .22 r.f. caliber, markings on cylinder .22 r.f. short caliber vest pocket derringer, 1 3/4* tip-down barrel, birdhead grips, spur trigger vest pocket, left side vest pocket, right side .32 r.f. caliber, 5 shot single action revolver, spur trigger, flat frame, 3" part octagonal barrel, fluted cylinder, birdhead grips, marked HOPKINS & ALLEN MFG, CO., NORWICH, CT. .38 r.f. caliber, 5 shot single action revolver, spur trigger, flat frame, part octagonal barrel, fluted cylinder, birdhead grips, marked HOPKINS & ALLEN MFG, CO., NORWICH, CT. .41 r.f. caliber, 5 shot single action revolver, spur trigger, flat frame, part octagonal barrel, fluted cylinder, birdhead grips, marked HOPKINS & ALLEN MFG, CO., NORWICH, CT. .22 r.f. caliber, single shot XL vest pocket pistol, 2 1/4" barrel, no markings, spur trigger, sometimes marked Pointer .32 r.f caliber, 5 shot single action revolver, spur trigger, XL No.2, 3 1/2" barrel left side .38 caliber, Hopkins & Allen Pocket Revolver Model 1871 (XL No. 4), 2 1/2" octagon or round barrel, spur trigger, birds head or square butt grips left side right side Please visite the special XL page for further models .38 caliber, Hopkins & Allen No. 5, octagon barrel, spur trigger, bird head or square butt grips shortened 1 1/2" barrel, left side shortened 1 1/2" barrel, right side .38 r.f. caliber, Hopkins & Allen XL no. 6, octagonal barrel, square butt grips, spur trigger, nickeled .38 center fire caliber, Hopkins & Allen XL no. 6, octagonal barrel, square butt grips, spur trigger, nickeled .44 WCF caliber (today called .44-40), very view were mad in .44 r.f. (.44 Henry r.f.) caliber, 5 shot single action ARMY MODEL, XL No. 8 also called XL No. 8 Frontier revolver, 3 3/4", 4 1/2", 6 1/2" round barrel, hard rubber or walnut grips, generally nickeled or blued one .44-40 caliber XL No. 8 was marked on the barrel HOPKINS & ALLEN MFG. CO. XL NO.8 WINCHESTER MODLE 1873 PAT. MAR.28.'71 & APRIL 27,'75 XL No. 8, with 4 1/2" barrel, left side .38 r.f. caliber, XL Navy revolver, 4" or 6 1/2" barrel, single action, trigger guard, marked on the top strap XL NAVY, no other information available, Probably only a XL No. 8 in smaler caliber, made from 1877 to 1885 .38 r.f. caliber, single action revolver, 4" barrel, trigger guard, marked on the top strap XL POLICE, made from 1877 to 1885
right side Auto Ejecting Revolvers.32 S&W caliber, 6 shot double action revolver, top break, 3 1/2", 5" of 5 1/2" barrel with folding hammer, made from 1885 to 1907.32 S&W caliber, 6 shot double action revolver, top break, 3" or 3 1/4" barrel, hammerless, made from 1894 to 1907 .38 S&W caliber, 6 shot double action revolver, top break, 3" or 3 1/4" barrel, hammerless, made from 1894 to 1907
Shotguns.38 XL or .44XL Shot calibers, XL Model Singel Gun, single barrel guns, 18" or 24" barrel, made from 1885 to 190812, 16 or 20 gauge calibers, single barrel falling block gun, 30" barrel, large action, made late 1880s and in the 1890s 16 gauge, right side .45-70 shot calibers, ab above however with 28" barrel and medium action, all made from 1885 to 1908 12 or 16 gauge calibers, single barrel ejector gun, barrels were 28", 30" or 32" with auto ejector 20 gauge calibers same as above with 28" or 30" barrel, all made from 1890 to 1913 Rifles.22 r.f. caliber, single shot XL Junior rifle, 26" barrel, made from 1880 to 1908, Merwin, Hulber & Co. does not appear on post 1898 guns.32 r.f. of .32-20 or .32-40 or .38-40 or .38-55 or .44-40 calibers, Large Frame Single Shot Rifle, 20", 24", 26" or 28" barrels, made from 1880 to 1900 .38-55 caliber, Offhand Rifle, 26" or 28" half octagonal barrel, with adjustable trigger pull, a tang peep rear sight and a globe front sight, made from 1886 to 1890 |
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