Curio/Relic: Yes Manufacturer: Forehand Arms Co. Adobe cs4 master collection torrent windows. (Hopkins & Allen) Model: Top Break Revolver Serial Number: A5232 Caliber:.32 S&W Bore: Very Good.

Forehand Arms Company, An Illustrated History of the 194 pages, about 8 1/2' x 11' glossy soft-cover in full color. Reprinted with permission from Joe's estate. Printed on high quality 20# 97 bright acid free paper. Fully Illustrated with photocopied images. Has serial numbers, models, patents and advertisements.

A really useful book for the collector. Forehand Arms, Forehand and Wadsworth.

(Some of the rarest guns are depicted with low quality images). We are not affiliated with any arms or gun manufacturer. CONTENTS INCLUDE: • A Short Illustrated History of The Forehand Arms Company (Forehand Arms, Forehand and Wadsworth ) • By Joseph T. Vorisek • Allen & Wheelock et al • 1836 Ethan Allen • 1837 Allen & Thurber • Then Allen and Wheelock and then E. • Serial # of Allen and Wheelock • Illustrated Single Shot Pistols/Percussion With Dates of Mfg. • Illustrated Lip Fire Revolvers with Dates of Mfg. • Illustrated Single shot Pistols/Cartridge • Illustrated Rifles and Shotguns • Observed Specimens of Allen Wheelock and Allen & Thurber Guns • E.

Allen and Co. • Ethan Allen had his two son in laws Sullivan Forehand and Henry Wadsworth join his partnership. • Lipfire Revolvers illustrated • Rifles, shotguns, pistols, Derringers, spur Trigger Illustrated • The Forehand & Wadsworth Company 1871 • Wadsworth Died in 1890 and it Became Forehand Arms • Employees moved between H & R plant and the Forehand plant and many models look alike!

Firm started as Allen & Thurber in 1842-47 then from 1847-56 as Allen, Thurber & Co. 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. • H&A continued to manufacture guns marked Forehand Arms Co. • Hopkins & Allen bought the assets of Davenport after Mr.

D died in 1903 • Hopkins & Allen was bought by Marlin-Rockwell in 1916. • Crescent Arms Co. (formed 1892) of Norwich CT was bought by • HD Folsom Co in 1893 (merged with Davis Warner in 1930) then trading as • Crescent- Davis until bought by J Stevens in 1932.

• Davis-Warner was formed by merging of NR Davis and Warner Arms in 1917.