![]() ![]() The serial number is 287202 which is stamped on the butt. 11, 1887 stamped on the frame along with Forehand Arms Company. Previously from 1871 until 1890, it was the Forehand & Wadsworth Company. No other 19th-century American firm produced a wider variety of firearms than did Ethan Allen & subsidiaries. The company was producing small arms from 1890 until 1902. 1865-1871įorehand & Wadsworth - Worcester, Mass. 1854-1856Īllen & Wheelock - Worcester, Mass. Listed below is a chronological order of the firms constituting the family dynasty founded by Ethan Allen.Īllen & Thurber - Grafton, Mass. Ethan Allen started many plants to keep up with expanding business after 1832. ![]() ![]() Previous manufacturer/trademark originally located in Grafton, Mass. Unless in like new condition they are of little collector value.Īnd the chronological list of how the company came to be is below This company was later bought out by Hopkins and Allen. The company produced guns under their own name and brand names for Sears Roebuck. went under the name of Forehand and Wadsworth from 1872 until 1890 when it became the Forehand Arms Co. I looked around the internet and found old shotguns and pistols by this manufacturer for sale. If you plan on shooting it make shure to have a gunsmith inspect it as the chamber and barrel are likely to NOT be compatible with modern ammunition and injury and damage can result. ![]()
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