Kutter: I've been down this road a bit and can likely help you with this one.
1891 was the 2nd year of production at Fulton and the 2nd year of production of the Quality 1 gun. Your gun is considered a "transitional gun", meaning that the parts were mostly from Syracuse, NY, but changes were already underway to streamline production in to what the LCSmith gun was to become under the Hunter Brothers. Your tubes will have no marking because of this transitional period (which runs thru 1892-93). There are a number of differences between these transitional guns and what followed after, so-much-so they were counted-in with the production from Syracuse in Houchin's book.
All the stocks were English walnut (even in the lowest grades) there are two screws in the lower tang, all the screw heads are rounded, not flattened as in the post '93 guns. Your gun should also have the "double-dog" butt plate (only used during the transitional years), it should have the earlier stop-check (which allow for a wider gape upon opening). My '91 gun has English Laminated Steel barrels (as yours might as well). Your gun should also have the "Big Window" 3-position safety and still has "boulsters" on the bottom of the frame that are reminiscent of the earlier Syracuse guns, what else...
Last edited by Lloyd3; 04/14/26 08:03 AM.
