Manufactured circa 1876 into the 1880s, this Merwin Hulbert & Co. Pocket Army single action revolver features a round barrel, fluted cylinder and bird's head butt. The revolver is profusely engraved with the distinctive Merwin Hulbert & Co. style with a round panel on the left side of the frame which features a deer head. The left side of the frame under the cylinder is marked "CALIBRE/WINCHESTER" followed by "1873" and the right side of the frame is marked "MERWIN HULBERT & CO. N.Y./POCKET ARMY". The left side of the barrel has the two-line Hopkins & Allen address/patent date marking. The barrel, frame sides, cylinder flats and top of the back strap feature a fine floral/floral vine and punch dot engraving. The left rear of the frame has a geometric design. A simple punch dot scroll pattern is engraved on the sliding loading gate. The serial number "2725" is stamped near the butt, the rear face of the cylinder, the back of the barrel lug and the cylinder pin have the assembly number "3880". Nickel finish with casehardened hammer, triggerguard and trigger and fitted with checkered hard rubber grips.