Original U.S. Civil War Era Merwin & Bray Cupfire Brass Frame Revolver Converted to .44 - c.1870 ERA In one platoon only ten

In one platoon only ten men were still conscious at noon

Ammunition Type: Percussion Ignited Cartridge w/ pellet primer

and is usually awarded to the trainee pilot on successful completion of their exams and first solo flight

which is spring loaded

Original U.S. Civil War Era Merwin & Bray Cupfire Brass Frame Revolver Converted to .44 - c.1870 ERA In one platoon only tenOriginal 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