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 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 serial number "5285" is stamped near the butt. The rear face of the cylinder, the back of the barrel lug, grip frame, and the cylinder pin have the assembly number "3524". Includes a Wyeth Hardware & Manufacturing Co. brown leather holster with eight brass tacks in the shape of a diamond on the front, a tooled border, and "JM" ink stamped on the interior.