Dictator

Name Street Town State From To
Dictator       1880s ?  


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Product
Manufactured by Hopkins & Allen

.22 short r.f. caliber, 7 shot single action revolver, spur trigger, soldi frame

.32 short r.f. caliber, 5 shot single action revolver, spur trigger, solid flat frame, 2 3/4" round barrel, plain cylinder, birdhead or saw-handle square butt grips, nickled, marked HOPKINS & ALLEN M'F'G. CO. DICTATOR PAT. MAY 27, '79

Dictator No. 2 .32 short r.f. caliber, 5 shot single action revolver, spur trigger, solid flat frame, 2 3/4" or 3" round barrel, fluted or full cylinder, birdhead or saw-handle square butt grips, nickled with or without floral engravings, marked DICTATOR No. 2, made from 1879 to 1900

.36 caliber percussion, 5 shot single action revolver, most likely made by Bacon
Dictator Percussion Revolver

.38 r.f. caliber, 5 shot single action revolver, conversion of the above .36 caliber percussion revolver.
About 6.000 revolvers were produced from which about 5.000 were converted to cartridge.