Forehand Arms Company Serial Numbers

The Forehand Arms Company 1898-1902 Perfection. Forehand and wadsworth serial numbers, forehand arms, forehand arms 32 cal revolver. The later guns manufactured. Forehand Arms Co. A few Forehand & Wadsworth Bulldog. F& W Old Army and New. Army Single Action Revolvers made from the mid 1. Here is a look at my Forehand Arms Co. This is a Forehand Arms Co. Double action, top break.32 S & W revolver with a 3 1/4 inch barrel. The serial no. That makes it a black powder model.

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.