Hopkins And Allen Arms Company Serial Numbers

Browse all new and used Hopkins & Allen Revolvers for sale and buy with confidence from Guns International. Nov 24, 2012 My husband just inherited a Hopkins & Allen 12g shotgun the only numbers on the gun is 1862 not sure if this is the serial number or the year made, this.

' 44 caliber Hopkins & Allen pistol, 1873 model Hopkins & Allen was founded in 1868 as a firearms manufacturer by Charles W. Allen, Charles A. Converse, Horace Briggs, Samuel S. Hopkins and Charles W.

Hopkins.In 1874 Converse sold his interest in the company to brothers William and Milan Hulbert, giving the Hulberts 50% of the company's assets and capital. The company became the exclusive maker of revolvers as a result of this and assembly of these revolvers was conducted in a separate area of the plant devoted to M&H revolvers. Following the bankruptcy of the Hulbert brothers in 1896, Hopkins & Allen went bankrupt in 1898. The company was reorganized as Hopkins & Allen Arms Company but lost its factory and machinery in a fire in 1900. In 1905 the entire warehouse was robbed of all its inventory. The Hopkins & Allen Arms Co.

- Norwich, Connecticut, 1904 The factory was rebuilt in 1901 and Hopkins & Allen would go on to produce 40,000 firearms a year. In 1902, the company acquired Forehand and Wadsworth, for whom it had been making revolvers under contract. The company was awarded a contract to build for the early in World War I, but the contract fell apart after Germany invaded Belgium. Although the company continued to manufacture firearms, it never financially recovered and went bankrupt in 1916 with purchasing its machinery, inventory and designs in 1917. The Hopkins an Allen Arms Co. - Shotguns, Rifles and Revolvers - 1904 Manufacturing [ ] In addition to the Merwin Hubert revolvers, Hopkins & Allen manufactured a variety of spur trigger single-action revolvers in.22,.32, and.38 calibers with trade names such as ACME, American Eagle, Blue Jacket, Captain Jack, Chichester, Defender, Dictator, Imperial Arms Co., Monarch, Mountain Eagle, Ranger, Tower's Police Safety, Universal, and XL, and later hinged-frame double-action models.

Hopkins & Allen manufactured revolvers for under contract as well as shotguns, rifles, and derringers for various sporting goods stores. References [ ]. Dun & Company,, March, 1904 p. Retrieved July 2, 2011. • Flayderman, Norm (2001), Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and their Values, Krause Publications, pp. 396–397, • ^ Walter, John (2006), The Guns That Won the West: Firearms on the American Frontier, 1848-1898, pp. 206–207, • William S. Brophy (1989). Marlin Firearms: a history of the guns and the company that made them.

Stackpole Books. • Taffin, John (2005).

The Gun Digest Book of Cowboy Action Shooting: Guns Gear Tactics. Gun Digest Books.

Select Category HOPKINS & ALLEN ARMS COMPANY, 1902-1914 Previous manufacturer located in Norwich, CT. H&A started their firearms business in 1867, manufacturing percussion revolvers. Before 1870, they were producing rimfire cartridge guns and eventually centerfire handguns and long guns. Prior to 1896, H&A guns were marked 'HOPKINS & ALLEN MANUFG.

NORWICH CONN.' Or other private trade names, including Merwin, Hulbert & Company. Hopkins & Allen guns are about equally priced with Stevens, N.R. Davis, Crescent Firearms Co., etc.

There are many exceptions due to the numerous limited production guns, examples of which are the AA GRADE double shotgun and the 'PARROT BEAK' Derringer. Hopkins & Allen also manufactured firearms which were not described in their catalogs. Compiled from Hopkins & Allen catalogs by Charles E. From Blue Book Publications.