The name was changed to Forehand & Wadsworth in 1871 after Allen’s death. The company was then known as Ethan Allen & Co. Wheelock died in 1864, and later that year, or the next, a new partnership was formed with Allen’s son-in-laws, Forehand and Wadsworth. When Thurber retired in 1856 the company became known as Allen & Wheelock.
when Allen’s other brother-in-law, Wheelock, became a full partner in the company. In 1854 the name was changed to Allen, Thurber & Co. The company was again moved in 1847 to Worcester Mass. In 1842 the company was moved to Norwich Conn. In 1837 Allen’s brother-in-law joined the company and the name was changed to Allen & Thurber. This, by the way is not the same Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen Allen was one of the first American producers of commercial handguns with interchangeable parts. This is when the famed gunmaker Ethan Allen started his career. It’s lineage dates back to 1831 in Grafton Mass. The firm Forehand & Wadsworth has it’s gunmaking roots planted deeply in American history. with fluid steel barrels, but not with the unique side hammer configuration. I have seen some examples of single shot shotguns made by Forehand & Wadsworth’s successor company Forehand Arms Co.
This particular piece has a damascus twist barrel and a nickel plated receiver. In my 30 years or so of collecting and working on guns this is only the second example I have seen. Forehand & Wadsworth did make a couple other guns though, a falling block type rifle, some side-by-side shotguns, and the pictured single shot shotgun.įorehand & Wadsworth single shot shotguns seem to be somewhat scarce. The most popular of the Forehand & Wadsworth revolvers at the time were the brand name guns they made Terror, Swamp Angel, and American Bulldog.
Forehand arms 12 gauge shotgun full size#
They made a couple models of derringers, and several models of full size and pocket revolvers. They were mostly known for their handguns.
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