Budrow
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Morning, I have a Hopkins & Allen 5 rd Top Break .32 S&W that I really don't know much about. The finish is nickel and pretty nice overall. The barrel rifling is very good and the cylinders are in nice condition as well. The grips are either hard rubber or bakelite and also in good condition.
The top of the barrel is marked:
HOPKINS & ALLEN MFG. CO. above NORWICH CONN. U.S.A. PAT JAN 5, OCT 5, 86. Under the grips on the left of the frame it has the number 5626. Is that a serial number ? The cylinder and the extractor have the number 826.
I wonder if anyone can tell me an approximate date when it was made and, can I use .32 S&W smokeless cartridges or is it.32 S&W black powder cartridges only ?
I’ve posted some pics. Any information is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Budrow
The top of the barrel is marked:
HOPKINS & ALLEN MFG. CO. above NORWICH CONN. U.S.A. PAT JAN 5, OCT 5, 86. Under the grips on the left of the frame it has the number 5626. Is that a serial number ? The cylinder and the extractor have the number 826.
I wonder if anyone can tell me an approximate date when it was made and, can I use .32 S&W smokeless cartridges or is it.32 S&W black powder cartridges only ?
I’ve posted some pics. Any information is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Budrow
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