Original U.S. Civil War Era Merwin & Bray Cupfire Brass Frame Revolver Converted to .44 - c.1870 ERA Measuring 57-inches wide by 48-inches

Measuring 57-inches wide by 48-inches tall

There is little to no wear on this pommel

In one platoon only ten men were still conscious at noon

This is the Machined Flat Version

it features a different Luftwaffe inspection stamp consisting of a tiny eagle and the number 7 stamped into the hinge drum

Original U.S. Civil War Era Merwin & Bray Cupfire Brass Frame Revolver Converted to .44 - c.1870 ERA Measuring 57-inches wide by 48-inchesOriginal Item: Only One Available. Starting life between 1863 and 1873 this was manufactured as a CUP FIRE Revolver. MERWIN & BRAY, run by Ellis & White developed this CUP FIRE System to get around the Smith & Wesson Patent of a drilled through cylinder allowing loading from the rear. This CUP FIRE system required loading from the front of the cylinder, in reverse so to speak. The rear of the cylinder only had a small hole to allow the firing pin to