Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, W1817
Primary Maker
Place
Date
1876-1880
Associated Notes
Merwin Hulbert & Co. 1875 Army Model revolver [1876-1880]
Note: The Merwin, Hulbert Army Revolver was made after 1876 by Hopkins & Allen Mfg. in Norwich, CT, a subsidiary of Merwin, Hulbert, & Co.
Revolver probably associated with the family of Leonard James Stevens, Sergeant with Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company who embarked with the 33rd Reinforcements on 31 December 1917. His father James Stevens lived in Victoria Ave, Mt Eden, Auckland.
Associated Event
WW1; 1914-1918
Associated Person
Period
Signature/marks
10047 (firearm serial number)
Media
Measurement Description
overall length: 218 mm
barrel length: 178 mm
height: 145 mm
calibre: 44 p.m. 10 mm (.44inch)
Measurement Reading
Classification
Last Update
11 Oct 2023
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