Original U.S. Hopkins & Allen Arms Co. Single Action XL No. 5 Spur Trigger Revolver in .38 Rimfire - Serial 1886 VHS There is a maker mark

There is a maker mark of D J / W

indicating the move to Newark:

however the longer section is broken about 5 inches from the securing bale

this definitely does not look to have originally been a pistol

with chips

Original U.S. Hopkins & Allen Arms Co. Single Action XL No. 5 Spur Trigger Revolver in .38 Rimfire - Serial 1886 VHS There is a maker markOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very interesting "XL No. 5" . 38 Rimfire Revolver, made by Hopkins & Allen of Norwich, Connecticut. This company had been founded in 1868 as a firearms manufacturer by Charles W. Allen, Charles A. Converse, Horace Briggs, Samuel S. Hopkins and Charles W. Hopkins. In 1874 Converse sold his interest in the company to brothers William and Milan Hulbert, giving the Hulberts 50% of the company's assets and