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Antique Forehand & Wadsworth "Double Action No. 41", .41 Rim Fire Pocket Revolver $2100$2100
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Please text anytime 6476871484. Fully functional antique revolver in perfect condition. No PAL required. Reloadable ammo is available but sold separately for $10 each.
Forehand & Wadsworth "Double Action No. 41", .41 Rim Fire Pocket Revolver
This double action revolver bears patent dates from 1871 and 1873, which refer to the extractor inside the cylinder pin, and the double cylinder lock. The gun is in excellent condition, with a strong, crisp action and accurately indexing cylinder. The nickel plating is intact. The bore of the 2 1/2 inch barrel is good, with visible rifling. The rosewood grips are excellent and undamaged, retaining original varnish. SN 743.
History And Background
Sullivan Forehand was an employee of Ethan Allen, the famous New England gunmaker. In 1860 he worked in an administrative capacity when he met his future wife - Allen's daughter - at work, and after marrying into the family became a partner in the business. Henry Wadsworth, an officer in the union army, met another of Allen's daughters while still in service during the war, and married into the family as well. Upon his discharge from the army, Wadsworth joined the company which was renamed "Ethan Allen & Co."
After Allen's death in 1871, the two sons-in-law took over the firm and renamed it "Forehand & Wadsworth. They would become well known especially for their bulldogs, but also their many fine pocket and large-frame revolvers, single-shot deringers and pistols. Forehand & Wadsworth remained in business until 1890 when Henry Wadsworth retired and Sullivan renamed the company "Forehand Arms". After Sullivan's death in 1898 the company foundered and was taken over by Hopkins & Allen in 1902.