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this is a Maltby & curtis 32 rim fire action is crisp an timming indexes
corectly. finish is 90% with minor nickle loss on underside of barrel.
grips are very nice no chips or splits The bore has dull shine with some surface etch as one would expect from 140 year old revolver the lands and grooves look very pronounced will spin a bullet...... I know very little about this peice other than is solid built......ihas 3 patent dates and marked metro police on top. the antique Police baton goes with this pistol brass plate is mustard color and numbered...circa 1880

I will post more info on this scarce revolver i think was made by hopkins
an Allen feels like an XL 8 look at the front sight a very interesting & unique revolver indeed. Upon close examination There is slide safety on top it looks like a tip up similiar to S&W. its a safety slide for forward to fire or back to lock kinda neat never saw one like that befor.
to release the cyclinder and remove there is a detent button looks similiar to S&W pivot screw . this has a spring in side you push in on the screw and this will realease the cyclinder rod to remove cyclinder.
this guy Maltby was clever Curtiss is the money guy the investor.
if you look at the grips they have many designes on it fish snakes , butterflys,Flamingo,heart,ships , dome capitol, locust,. the top of the grips have their initials MC in like fashion of S&W . Oh the infringment wars of the 1880s this truely a neat and unique pistol is different from all the rest.............. Black powder Shells can purchased from Bertram
serial # 3324 circa 1880

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