
38 pocket revolvers, which they made a quiet large number of. Forehand was a particularly hard worker, and when Allen also passed away in 1871, the company again changed names to Forehand & Wadsworth. When Wheelock died in 1863, the two were made partners in the firm, which became Ethan Allen & Co. It evolved from Allen & Wheelock, with Sullivan Forehand and Henry Wadsworth both having married daughters of Ethan Allen. The Forehand & Wadsworth company was a better firearms manufacturer than most people tend to give them credit for. Forehand Arms Co Revolver Serial Numbers Online.SERIAL NUMBER: 1999 DESIGN: Double action 5-shot top break revolver. Revolver -.38 S&W from Cordier Auctions & Appraisals on Invalid date EST.

View sold price and similar items: Forehand & Wadsworth Arms Co. The.44 American cartridge was introduced in 1869 by Smith & Wesson for use in their Model 3 revolver.


The revolver has the early production serial number 193 and has the early production feature of the shorter 1 7/16” long cylinder, rather than the more commonly encountered 1 5/8” long cylinder found on the majority of the production examples.
