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. Publishers and has a total of 224 pages in the book. This is a rare copy of the 1st edition by art phelps. This is a rare octagonal barrel rifle with saddle ring. This is a first eddition, hardbound book with 218 pages. The washington post merwin is one of the great poets of our age. Has some minor areas of flaking otherwise has approximately 96% original nickel. He is the author of dozens of books of poetry and translations. Merwin hulbert had four generations of revolvers, each making small improvements to the platform. 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. During the mid19th century a man named joseph merwin was involved with manufacturing and marketing a singleaction revolver. They read like his daily warmup before committing to writing poetry with a capital p. Good day all, this is my first time posting so bear with me.
It is a single shot merwin and hulbert junior model in 32 wcf. Hopkins were a complete mystery to me before i read that book. You can buy merwin hulbert with confidence from thousands of. Merwin beautifully demonstrates why merwin has been one of americas most decorated and important poets for more than 60 years. It is a merwin and hulbert 5 chambered in 44 merwin and hulbert. Merwin hulbert revolvers were never as popular as other brands, but are wellmade weapons that are very capable. This is a deluxe signed and numbered 63100 leather bound first edition 1991. As a child, merwin was enamored of the natural world, sometimes finding himself talking to the large tree in his back yard. His last two books were honored with major literary awards. Joseph merwin was a firearms distributor of the late 19th century who sold. 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.
The stock is broken and missing a small piece and the extractor is missing along with the screw holding it. Product details unknown binding for sale by buster3168 on gunsamerica 980719292. It has a winchesterstyle crescent butt with metal butt plate. Merwin hulbert model revolver internet movie firearms. The engraving has lasted in a near perfect state, no wear. Wonderful design, great workmanship and so easy on the eye. Half roundel i make no prayer for the spoilt season, the weed of eden. Original buckhorn style rear sight and an original, dovetailed blade front sight.
He lives in hawaii where he raises endangered palm trees. Merwin, hulbert revolvers were offered as frontier army models and pocket army models. Merwin was born in new york city in 1927 and raised in new jersey and scranton, pennsylvania, the son of a presbyterian minister. 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 book includes a mask for janus, the dancing bears, green with beasts, and the drunk in the furnace. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
Merwin hulbert would mark their revolvers that were chambered for the. 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. 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. Super rare boat catalog merwin hulbert co ny 1888 steam. Lets talk for a moment about the unique rotary design of the merwin hulbert. 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. Merwin hulbert s innovation was a rotating barrel design which all. Merwin hulbert, the finest revolvers you have never heard of. Very few of these antique revolvers have surfaced the quantity made is probably under 100.
Merwin won a national book award in 2005 for migration. Dust jacket is in good condition water mark on front top near. His numerous collections of poetry, his translations, and his books of prose have won praise over seven decades. This is only book published specifically on these guns. In 2010, broadsword group attempted to bring back the merwin hulbert brand, but for unspecified reasons, this was never. Antique firearms assemblydisassembly digital ebook. The square butt versions were known as the frontier army model.
This is a merwin hulbert pocket army 2nd model, made sometime between 1878 and 1882. 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. Owner has no cases for the gun, nor has he ever shot the gun. Assra forum merwin and hulbert hopkins and allen small. Merwin hulbert military wiki fandom powered by wikia. 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. 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. Also, the merwin pattern seen here can be found in r. 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. It is a hopkins and allen made exclusively for merwin and hulbert.
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. 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 copy is printed on heavy, superwhite, acid free paper. He is coauthor of the book frank wesson gunmaker, a major contributor to flaydermans guide and the blue book of antique gun values. 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. 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. The company was known as merwin hulbert and very few of their revolvers have survived the past 125 or so years history. Merwin was born in new york city on september 30, 1927. Merwin hulbert revolver local deals, national for sale. 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. To some this is one of the most beautiful revolvers ever made.
Merwin hulbert revolvers were unique, there were not any other manufacturers making anything like them. Signed by author with my very special friend and the name of the person it was given to. Migration won the national book award, and present company received the bobbitt prize from the library of congress. The large frame revolvers, models one through four, were chambered for the proprietary.
New and selected poems and his second pulitzer prize in 2009 for the shadow of sirius. Merwin, author of over fifty books, is americas foremost poet. New reprint restored and digitally enhanced from a nice copy. For years, scant documentation on merwin hulbert revolvers resulted in the company being overlooked by serious arms students and collectors. He has also written a number of articles for man at arms magazine. Firearms, if merwin would have insisted and prevailed upon the hopkins and allen co. I am trying to gather as much information about a rifle i am purchasing. Can any one tell me about this rifle and how rare that caliber is. Merwin and hulbert additionally purchased several firearms manufacturers. This reveals where prose stands in his personal hierarchy.