Merwin, Hulbert & Co revolvers

[Professor Marvel]

"Bad Day at Glenrock".

How Ironical.

within a week of each other both M&H and USAF websites have "gone under" ....

one gone completely into the aether and the other de-evolved into a sales platform for a pathetic plastic toy marketed to ...
"operators?  ... zombie-killer wannabe's?
Ahhh  the vagauries and whims of the demented idle rich.

I see no relevant  news  coming out of Glenrock on the interwebs.

pathetic, sad, blah blah blah. What a strange and constantly changing time we are in.

At least we can still play with Pietta's and Uberti's that are still being manufactured! - those well-established family run companies have a real sense of "the long term",  even if Pietta is making some odd thingies they are still pretty old-timey-ish C&B revolvers.

Ironically, for the original advertised price of $1250, one can still get a very nice benchtop mill.....   hmmmm....

yhs
prof marvel.

[litl rooster]

  All along you would have been money ahead to seek out any of the remaining originals and fix them to shoot.

[CRM]

 

[Capt. John Fitzgerald]

Professor Marvel,
The USFA web site is still around but not much to look at.  You will now find it at www.usfasingleaction.com.
The "pre-grand opening" ZiP web site had a link to the old SAA site.  Now that the ZiP site is full launched they have removed the link. 
The only thing USFA is producing right now is the ZiP.  SAA production has come to a complete stop. 
CJF

[45Russian]

Sad to see usfa go, they made some quality saa revolvers at one point. Unfortunately I think it was just too tough of a market to compete in. At the premium end one could just buy a Colt. On the budget side there are plenty of quality Italian clones and Rugers to choose from. USFA was simply stuck somewhere in between which apparently did not proove to be fruitful.

[dogngun]

Merwin Hulbert was part of a purchase by Broadsword Group. They have elected NOT to manufacture any revolvers, and are sending letters to those who sent payment to refund that money. I understand they would like to sell MH to a company who would actually make them, but no luck so far.

http://www.broadswordgroup.com/mh_announcement.html

I just bought a MH 7 shot .32 pocket pistol, and I might just look for a large caliber MH that I can afford.

FWIW, this seems to be the end of that whole project.

mark

[St. George]

It's been the end of that whole project from the day of inception.

Scouts Out!

[Books OToole]

I'm going to miss this thread if it really is the end.  It has been the source of much amusment.



Books

[River City John]

My first thought is I'm not surprised they are having a hard time finding a buyer. What the hell were they going to sell to them?


RCJ

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

I have an idea!  Lets hijack this thread into a hunt for a live Chupacabra.

[Books OToole]

I have an idea!  Lets hijack this thread into a hunt for a live Chupacabra.

That's the word/animal that I was looking for yesterday: Chupacabra.

That should be model name of the first reproduction Merwin Hulbert.  The Berretta copy of the S & W New Model Three is called the Laramie;  The MH should be the "Chupacabra." 


Books

[hawkeye2]

     "The MH should be the 'Chupacabra'. "  I was going to suggest Bigfoot as there has been a lot more sightings of Bigfoots than new made MHs.

[St. George]

Near as I can tell, all they're selling is the trade name of firms long out of business.

Wonder how that works, exactly - when there never was any sort of product line beyond BS.

Scouts Out!

[dogngun]

I have an idea!  Lets hijack this thread into a hunt for a live Chupacabra.

I thought that's what it already was...

I just found that info and had to post it here...It is almost a shame, though. I feel like a spoil sport...

but not too much 



mark

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

I thought that's what it already was...

I just found that info and had to post it here...It is almost a shame, though. I feel like a spoil sport...

but not too much 



mark

Don't feel too bad.  this has been a topic for gratuitous fun for quite awhile

[St. George]

But the 'True Believers' are always gonna bite this particular hook - no matter what is said.

Scouts Out!

[Deadeye Don]

Anybody heard from Fowler lately?   

[Pancho Peacemaker]

Anybody heard from Fowler lately?   

He is Erik Estrada's stunt double in this lovely drama:

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

 I was right!  This is much more fun than talking about the endangered M-H

[litl rooster]

Eric Estrada is doubling the Chupacabra? wow he is such an amazing actor.


I too am heart broke this project sunk