Original U.S. Civil War Era Merwin & Bray Cupfire Brass Frame Revolver Converted to .44 - c.1870 ERA which is spring loaded

which is spring loaded

During the long reign of his mother

There is little to no wear on this pommel

Ammunition Type: Percussion Ignited Cartridge w/ pellet primer

and a black painted stenciled letters that read:

Original U.S. Civil War Era Merwin & Bray Cupfire Brass Frame Revolver Converted to .44 - c.1870 ERA which is spring loadedOriginal 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