Hopkins and Allen Pistol need info

[ike]

I just picked up a Hopkins and Allen pistol and our local gun show. PD $125.00. The SN is J6865. Can anyone tell me if this was a good FL in its day. I know they do not make this pistol anymore but how old is it. Did I pay to much considering I will be spending a little getting the lock tuned.

The barrel is bright and shiny but I think the groves are shallow. The barrel needs to be re browned and the wood needs some work but the wood needs to be slimed down anyway. The trigger pull is pretty stiff but a friend will tune the lock for me. The touch hole is way down in the bottem of the pan and is quite large. May put a vent liner in the barrel and raise the touch hole. The touch hole is in the breach plug and the hole back to it is amaller than the 45 cal barrel but it is clean.
Thanks for any info you can porvide.

 

[zimmerstutzen]

I can't tell you much, except that I understand some were made in Japan and some were made in Italy. One or too of them I have seen had lock plates and triggers that were identical to Italian made kentucky style pistols.

 

[bpd303]

hotoSmile:
Can't tell much without one or two.

 

[Rifleman1776]

H&A underhammers were popular in the 70's and a bit later. Simple and functional. The hammer/sear could be polished for target shooting. You probably paid a fair price. If it is one of those and not an import repro, you should be able to enjoy for a long time.

 

[jaxenro]

Numrich arms has parts for the under hammers just not every part. I just bought grips for one to use on a different project I can't discuss here

 

[zimmerstutzen]

Guys, the op said it is a FL, not a UH. They did sell a kentucky pistol style gun and I believe most of them were made in Italy under contract from an outfit like Armi Sport. They are similar in parts and style to the older Pedersoli Kentucky pistols. In fact when looking at them, many folks think they are CVA's at first.