Gents,
Please read the following email communications I have had with Cimarron regarding a MH Reproduction , while reading notice the dates that these occured:
From : "john_lynn" <johnnyshoes@netzero.net>
To : tanya.sales@cimarron-firearms.com
Subject : Merwin Hulbert Revolvers
Date : Mon, Dec 01, 2003 02:32 PM
To Whom It May Concern,
I was just wondering if Cimarron is still thinking/going to
produce the Merwin Hulbert revolver. When I e-mailed you guys in January/February of this
year someone stated that there were prototypes and to contact you later in the year about
the progress. I certainly hope you will produce these, in fact there is a very good
article (by Phil Spangenberger) in this month's Guns and Ammo about the Merwin Hulbert
Revolver and the great popularity they have finally come to enjoy. I know you guy's have
other irons in the fire, but these Merwins would be the ultimate irons. Thanks for taking
the time to read this and Merry Christmas to all at Cimarron.
John Shouse.
From : "john_lynn" <johnnyshoes@netzero.com>
To : marcey.sales@cimarron-firearms.com
Subject : Fw: Merwin Hulbert Revolvers.
Date : Mon, Feb 13, 2006 12:24 AM
Hello,
I wrote in February and December of 2003 to inquire about your possible Merwin Hulbert reproductions, and if they were to be made. Your sales department(Tanya I believe was her name) said to keep checking back and so 3 years later I am doing so. Will these be made? Are they still a possibility? Or has the idea run it's course.
I have read reports from the Shot Show and know you will have a ' 76 Repro available soon and that is great, but I have to tell you the Merwin would be the ultimate revolver and A REPRODUCTION FIREARM NO OTHER COMPANY HAS. It may not be the biggest money maker (for your company) and it would most likely cost the general public (myself included) as much or more than the current Smith reproductions, but for those of us who want a truly unique and accurate reproduction revolver that would be a small price to pay(pun intended). I own 2 of your Richards-Mason Coversions, 1 Open Top, and have owned several of your ' 73 repros ( all fine firearms ) and I will always purchase your products regardless of whether the MH is produced. But I would love to be able tell my shooting pards my MH repro is a Cimarron. So if possible I would appreciate a response even if it is in the negative.
Thank you so much for your time, John Shouse.
From : "Mike Harvey" <texasjack@cimarron-firearms.com>
To : <johnnyshoes@netzero.com>
Subject : merwin
Date : Tue, Feb 14, 2006 03:19 PM
It will be avail, possibly 2007.
Thanks, Mike.
As you can see, I want the MH reproduced really bad! Will it happen? Your guess is as good as mine. About two months after the reply from Mike Harvey I read on another site that the project had been killed. Hope that is not the case, so we shall see.
Regards, John.