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See - Forehand & Wadsworth Company and Forehand & Wadsworth.32 S&W caliber, 5 shot double action revolver, solid frame, 2' barrel, marked FOREHAND ARMS CO. WORCESTER MASS.U.S / PAT'D DEC.7 '86 & JAN.11.87. In 1871 Sullivan Forehand and Henry C. Wadsworth founded Forehand & Wadsworth from the remnants of Ethan Allen & Company after the death of their father-in-law, Ethan Allen. Wadsworth sold his share of the company to Forehand in 1890 in order to retire and the company was rebranded as Forehand Arms. Forehand & Wadsworth DOUBLE ACTION.32 Rimfire Pistol recent addition to my collection This Forehand & Wadworth No32,was made in approx 1880. It is a 6 shot, double action Pocket Pistol chambered in.32 rimfire.It is in superb Museum standard condition, it functions perfectly with no play in the cylinder.

No. 706

.32 cal. Federal Arms Co. Revolver Mcriden Fire Arms Co. Meriden, Conn. No. 233163

SERIAL NUMBERS AND DATES OF MANUFACTURE FOR FOREHAND & WADSWORTH. Forehand & Wadsworth Double Action No. 38 Worchester, Mass. The left side of the barrel is marked PATD June 27'71-Oct 28'73 In generally the serial number is marked at the rear face of the cylinder, at the bottom of the grip frame and can also be figured at the bottom of the barrel. From 1856 to 1863 as Allen & Wheelock and from 1863-71 as E. Forehand & Wadsworth grew out of E. Allen and operated from 1871-1890 when it became Forehand Arms Co. In 1902 the handgun business was sold to Iver Johnson and the Long Gun business to Hopkins & Allen. Hopkins & Allen (Norwich, CT) bought Forehand & Wadsworth in 1902. The company was producing small arms from 1890 until 1902. Previously from 1871 until 1890, it was the Forehand & Wadsworth Company. This particular.38 S&W pistol has a patent dated Dec. 11, 1887 stamped on the frame along with Forehand Arms Company. The serial number is 287202 which is stamped on the butt. Here is a neat old 12 gauge, sidehammer, single barrel break open shotgun by FOREHAND and Wadsworth in WORCESTER, MASS. It has a n AUG 16, '81 patent date. Barrel is marked - FINE DECARBONIZED STEEL. The barrel is 30 inches long. The action retains about 50% original nickel finish. The barrel has a pleasing mix of blue and ptina.

No. 706

.32 cal. Federal Arms Co. Revolver Mcriden Fire Arms Co. Meriden, Conn. No. 233163

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No. 707

.32 cal. Forehand Solid Frame Mod. Forehand Arms Co. Worcester, Mass. No. 78550

No. 707

.32 cal. Forehand Solid Frame Mod. Forehand Arms Co. Worcester, Mass. No. 78550

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No. 708

.32 cal. Forehand 'Hammerless' Forehand Arms Co. Worcester, Mass. No. 15901

No. 708

.32 cal. Forehand 'Hammerless' Forehand Arms Co. Worcester, Mass. No. 15901

No. 709

.32 cal. F & W Solid Frame Mod. Forehand and Wadsworth Worcester, Mass. No. 1044

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The Forehand Arms Company 1898-1902 Perfection Automatic was chambered for the.32 S&W or.38 S&W cartridges (centerfire). Hopkins and Allen Arms Company purchased Forehand Arms Company in 1902 and continued producing the Perfection Automatic under the Forehand name until 1907 when H & A upgraded their line of firearms. None of my references indicate that the Forehand branded handguns (either Forehand or H & A production) were produced for smokeless powder cartridges and I have to assume they were chambered for the Black Powder versions of the.32 S&W and.38 S&W cartridges. Black Powder ammunition in.32 S&W and.38 S&W is generally available from: [Broken link] Retail value for a gun in good or better condition would range from $100 to $150 depending on mechanical and bore condition and remaining original metal finish. Serenty79: By definition, a 'Suicide Special' is a single action, solid frame, metallic cartridge revolver with spur trigger rigid cylinders freed by the removal of a center pin. These revolvers were usually sold under a trade or sales name that was stamped somewhere on the revolver.

Fore hand arms shotgun serial numbers Is. Forehand Wadsworth single barrel shotgun. Of serial numbers of Forehand Wadsworth. Help with Hopkins, Allen shotgun. The model numbers number is. Serial28859, early 20th century. 1890, finally Forehand Arms Co. Hopkins Allen Arms Company was a US firearms. FOREHAND ARMS CO. In 1890, believing his name had achieved prominence, Forehand renamed his company Forehand Arms Co. That’s a useful bit of trivia because it helps assign general dates to the Forehand guns, and it means that any F&W product labeled “Forehand & Wadsworth” was built well before 1898 and can be considered an antique, free of federal transfer restrictions.

While Forehand and Wadsworth made a significant quantity of 'Suicide Specials' into the 1880's, production was gradually reduced and discontinued by 1890 when Sullivan Forehand changed the company to Forehand Arms Company. Forehand Arms Company did not make any 'Suicide Special' models in the period 1890-1902 when the company was sold to Hopkins and Allen Arms Company. The Forehand Arms Company Perfection Automatic revolver was produced between 1898 and 1902. There are no records to give a more exact date.

Hi Ron, Sounds like you have a Forehand Arms, Double Action Revolver. If so it was manufactured somewhere between 1871 and 1890. I don't have serial number information at hand so I can't get any closer than that. Forehand Arms Co.

Forehand And Wadsworth Revolver Serial Numbers

Was purchased by Hopkins & Allen in 1902 and some of the pistol designs were produced by H&A for many years after that with the Hopkins & Allen name on them. In good condition (which should be judged by a competent gunsmith) it can be fired with.32 S&W black powder cartridges. I have put.32 S&W Short smokeless cartridges through them on occasion but this will definitely damage the gun if more than a few are fired in it, and can cause it come 'unglued' if it is not in good condition. Hope this helps a little.