Up for grabs is a Hopkins & Allen XL No. 5 revolver in .38 S&W. Serial number- 1483Z. HOPKINS & ALLEN FIREARMS CO Manufactured Firearms from 1868 to 1915. Probably the largest manufacture of suicide specials. The term "suicide special" was coined by Duncan McConnell in an article in the American Rifleman of February 1948. In 1958 Donald Blake Webster wrote a book entitled Suicide Specials, now long out of print. The name was given to a class of small, cheap revolvers that were made in profusion between about 1870 and 1890. The classification is rather loosely defined, often in negative terms. We do not believe this handgun is safe to shoot.
V2-E2
Barrel Length: 2.5
Bore condition: Poor