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Hopkins & Allen

Name
Hopkins & Allen

Street

Town

State

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Norwich

Connecticut

1868

1914

Patent

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for

Product
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: ACME Alexia

Allen American Eagle Americus Bang-Up Bloodhound Blue Jacket Blue Whistler Captain Jack Chichester Creedmore Czar Defender ? Despatch Dictator Dreadnought Elector Encore Garrison Half-Breed Hopkins & Allen Imperial Arms Co. Leader ? Monarch Mountain Eagle Nero Paragon ? Parole Pioneer Pointer Ranger Royal ? Scott Revolver Rifle Sterling Thames Arms Company ? Tower's Police Safety Universal XL Xpert You Bet .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

Approximate Serial Number Range of the XL No. 8, including the Navy and Police Model
Year 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 number 1 - 300 301 - 600 601 - 900 901 - 1200 1201 - 1500 1501 - 1800 1801 - 2100 1201 - 2400 2401 - 2700

.38 caliber, Hopkins & Allen Pocket Revolver Model 1875, 2 1/2" octagon barrel 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 ---------------------------------

Patent dates found on H&A guns


patent date March 28. 1871 April 27, 1875 June 29, 1975 April 23, 1878 May 27, 1879 inventor Samuel S. Hopkins Henry H. Hopkins Charles W. Hopkins William H. Bliss (not certain that guns with this patent date were really made by H&A) George W. Cilley

Shotguns
.38 XL or .44XL Shot calibers, XL Model Singel Gun, single barrel guns, 18" or 24" barrel, made from 1885 to 1908 12, 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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