• FOREHAND & WADSWORTH 32 CALIBER REVOLVER.
  American, late 19th century. Forehand & Wadsworth 32 caliber top break double action revolver with automatic shell ejector, 3.25' round ribbed barrel and hard rubber monogrammed .. [more like this]
  
• FOREHAND & WADSWORTH REVOLVER. Terror model
  .32 caliber 2-1/2' octagonal barrel walnut grips. S/n 6661. Very good condition marked TERROR on top of barrel patents on left side. Good grips strong trigger .. [more like this]
  
• A lot of eight 19th century revolvers Including
  a Smith & Wesson Old Model Army No. 2, no serial no., .32 cal., 3 9 1/6 inch barrel; unmarked American .32 caliber spur trigger revolver; Belgian .38 caliber 'bulldog' .. [more like this]
  
• Hopkins & Allen and Taurus handguns Hopkins
  & Allen forehand model 1901revolver serial number 4929; .38 S&W short caliber hammerless double action 5-shot hinged barrel and cylinder assembly stamped on top rib 'FOREHAND .. [more like this]
  
• FOREHAND & WADSWORTH SIDE HAMMER REVOLVER:
  Circa 1870's, .22 caliber 2 1/4' octagonal barrel, 7 shot rimfire revolver pistol. Walnut bird head grips, action currently works. Marked side of barrel. Overall 5 1/2' .. [more like this]
  
• ALLEN SIDEHAMMER 22 PISTOL. American, mid
  19th century. Unmarked Allen or Forehand & Wadsworth 22 caliber seven-shot side hammer revolver with 1.25' octagonal barrel and varnished walnut bird-head butt. Serial number .. [more like this]
  
• HOPKINS AND ALLEN 'FOREHAND DA' MODEL DOUBLE
  ACTION REVOLVER, 38 S&W caliber, 2 1/2' octagonal barrel, nickel finish, hard rubber F&W grips, external hammer, five shot fluted cylinder, serial #176589. Lot requires FFL .. [more like this]
  
• Forehand and Wadsworth Center Hammer Swamp
  Angel revolver, .38 caliber, rim fire with walnut bird's head grips, SN6848, 1 3/4' octagonal barrel. .. [more like this]
  
• FOREHAND MODEL 1901 DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER,
  .32 caliber, 3' rib barrel, five shot fluted cylinder, top break design, nickel finish, F&W hard rubber grips, serial #A8496, manufactured 1902-1914 by the Hopkins & Allyn .. [more like this]
  
• FOREHAND AND WADSWORTH HAMMERLESS REVOLVER.
  .32 caliber five-shot cylinder 3 1/4' round barrel nickel-plated finish checkered rubber grips. S/n 1508. Plating at over 90% marks clear grips exhibit little .. [more like this]
  
• ANTIQUE FOREHAND AND WADSWORTH FALLING BLOCK
  SINGLE SHOT RIFLE, 44 rimfire caliber, 26' round to octagonal barrel, straight grip walnut stock and forend, brown patina, trigger guard operates falling block, open sights, .. [more like this]
  

Forehand & Wadsworth

Forehand and Wadsworth Old model army in cal 44 Russian centerfire.

Forehand serial numbers for their NEW MODEL HAMMER DOUBLE run from serial number 001 in 1892 to 11,001+ in 1902. The serial numbers for their NEW MODEL HAMMERLESS DOUBLE run from serial number 001in 1890 to 3,301+ in 1902. Much too low to include your gun. So your gun must be a hammer type made during the end of production in 1902. FOREHAND MODEL 1901 DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER.32 caliber, 3' rib barrel, five shot fluted cylinder, top break design, nickel finish, F&W hard rubber grips, serial #A8496, manufactured 1902-1914 by the Hopkins & Allyn. more like this FOREHAND AND WADSWORTH HAMMERLESS REVOLVER. FOREHAND & WADSWORTH. Location: Worcester, Massachusetts. Established in 1871 and operated under the above name until 1890, when it became Forehand Arms Company. These are the most historical of all S.A.A. And this new book covers all the details, with a stunning amount of new information taken directly from archival sources. Heavily illustrated and featuring important serial number data, this book will be a must-buy for all martial Colt collectors.

Less then a 1000 made.

The 7 1/2 inch barrel has a sharp adress.

Photos Littlegun

Forehand & Wadsworth

I thought you might like to have some photos and information on the rather unknown, but quality gunmaking company of Forehand & Wadsworth. Each of these men, Forehand and Wadsworth, married daughters of Ethan Allen and in 1865 they joined the firm which was renamed Ethan Allen & Co. (previously Allen & Wheelock). In 1871 the firm became Forehand & Wadsworth on the death of Ethan Allen. The later guns manufactured by the Forehand Arms Co. (1890-1898) were not as important as the earlier weapons designed and made in the 1870s. A few Forehand & Wadsworth Bulldog and 'Saturday-Night Specials' can still be found on the market today. What are especially difficult to find, and of great quality, are the F&W Old Army and New Army Single Action Revolvers made from the mid 1870s into the 1880s.

I am sending here photos of a Forehand & Wadsworth Old Model Army 44 Russian Single Action Revolver that is with my brother Dave in Oregon. Less than a thousand of these were made and they were known as rugged frontier guns. Some have been found that have a bear stamped on the frame and are thought to have been used by the California militia. The photos that I am sending are of a F&W that has Argentine Army stamps on the frame. This is the only revolver with these stamps of which we are aware. We do know that Argentine Army (Ejército Argentino) officers often ordered their own side-arms, and some of these were purchased from US companies.

Here are the specs on this gun:

Forehand & Wadsworth Old Model Army Single Action Revolver, cal 44 Russian, serial #943, barrel 7 1/2 inches, overall 12 3/4 inches, manufactured c1875, Referred to and referenced on page 383 of 'Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms' 7th Edition, by Norm Flayderman, Krause Publications, Iola, WI, (1998), matching serial numbers (under barrel, back of cylinder, inside both grips, left side of action, inside side plate, on hammer, etc.), marked on left frame: 'EJERCITO ARGENTINO 1943'

Price Guide For FOREHAND & WADSWORTH 32 CALIBER REVOLVER.

I am assuming that the number 1943 was stamped to register this as an Argentine Army revolver by adding the number 1 to the serial number of 943 that was already on the revolver. No Forehand & Wadsworth Old Model Army revolvers are known with serial numbers in the thousands, let alone close to 2000.

Richard

Forehand & Wadsworth

Many thanks to 'IVES DEVOS' for the pictures

This is another, quite rare specimen of Forehand&Wadsworth. It is the 'Double Action Model n° 32'. It is a double-action revolver, chambered for the .32 rimfire cartridge. The blued variant with birdshead grips is quite uncommon. It is a six-shooter.

A compact and sturdy weapon, very well designed and made, ideal for personal defense or police purposes.

Although a double-action, the hammer has a halfcock notch, that acts as a safety notch and also frees the cylinder for loading. The gun has no loading gate; instead, it has a simple opening cut into the right part of the rear shield. The location of the opening in the shield prevents the cartridges to fall out of the chambers when the gun is used.

Period of manufacture: 1870-80.

Cached

Marcel

A French firm manufactures the necessary to reload this type of ammunition.

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Forehand & Wadsworth

Many thanks to 'HALLANTIQUE' for the pictures

Photos Littlegun

Alain,

Forehand And Wadsworth Revolver Serial Numbers

I am sending here a few photos of another Forehand & Wadsworth Old Army in 44 Russian.

This one is in fine shape other than missing a few screws for the side plate.

Descargar crack de age of empires 2 age of kings espanol. Since sending the information on the other Forehand last year we have found out some very interesting information on these rare revolvers - one must always keep an open mind because new information has a way of keeping one both humble and objective.

First, when we sent the other photos they were of the first Forehand & Wadsworth Old Army we had seen with Argentine Army markings (Ejercito Argentino and the serial number repeated on the side plate with an extra 1 before the number). We thought that this was an exceptionally rare Forehand and Wadsworth (they are all unusual and rare, of course). Now we have found out that in reality a majority of the Forehand & Wadsworth Old Army revolvers were sold to the Argentine military. Forehand and Wadsworth could not interest the US Military in their products so they sent most of the production of this piece to So. America.

It was precisely because of their failure to interest the US Military in any contracts for this gun that it became a rare piece, because less than a thousand were eventually manufactured by the company.

On this particular revolver the Argentine Military marks are not there - but whoever in Buenos Aires was providing these to the Military was actually getting ready to complete a sale, because on the side plate there is engraved the number 1, precisely in the same spot where it appears ahead of the serial number on other F&W revolvers that were in Argentine military service. It would make an interesting story to know just why this particular revolver never did end up as an official military side-arm. The pristine bore on this gun indicates that it did not do much service for any country's army, or for anyone else for that matter. Perhaps the Argentine Military needed the two screws that are missing on the side plate rather than the whole gun.

The other matter that has come to our attention through a collector of these guns is the story behind the bear that is found stamped on a few of the Forehand & Wadsworth Old Army revolvers. The bear has nothing to do with the California Militia as has been surmised by some, rather it was a visual mark placed there by the manufacturers to indicate that it was chambered for the 44 'Russian' cartridges, the bear being the symbol of Russia. I have not yet seen one of these with the bear stamp, evidently none came to So. America.

Richard

Forehand & Wadsworth

Forehand & Wadsworth 'Swamp Angel' Spur Trigger Revolver: .41 cal. rimfire, five-shot, rd. cyl. The 1 5/8' oct. barrel retains the Forehand & Wadsworth address.

Forehand And Wadsworth Serial Numbers

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Merci à 'CWSLAGLEANTIQUES' pour la photo.