Jun 16, 2014 FOREHAND ARMS CO. WORCHESTER, MASS, U.S.A. 7, '86 & JANY, 11, '87 Serial number is in the 371xxx range. The back of the clyinder has the last 4 digits of the serial number on it, and 22 in the star extractor just below those numbers. There are no other markings on the gun. Cornell Publications World's Largest Old Gun Catalog & Manual Reprinter. Forehand Arms Company, An Illustrated History of the Cornell Publications LLC World's Largest Old Gun Catalog & Manual Reprinter. Windows utilities free download. Forehand Arms Company, An Illustrated History of the. Army Models by Forehand and Wadsworth; Serial #s of Models. The name “Swamp Angel”, stamped on the top strap, came from a, mid-century, New York street gang or a Civil War Coast Artillery piece of the same names. No one knows, for sure. It is stamped “FOREHAND & WASWORTH // WORCHESTER.MASS” on the left side of the barrel. C3 software. The serial number is stamped on the butt strap, “9336”. Mar 15, 2009 Is it a solid frame, is a centerfire or a rimfire? I can add this.in a copy of the advertisment for the F&W Rev it clearly states that a certain DA Forehand and Wadsworth is chambered for:.32 Short RF.32 Long Rimfire and is equipped with rubber stock,nickle plated.6-shot. Forehand and Wadsworth (Forehand Arms) was in business from 1871 to 1902. Unfortunately, there are no serial number records for this company that has been closed for 116 years. How old is a. Mar 17, 2003 If so it was manufactured somewhere between 1871 and 1890. I don't have serial number information at hand so I can't get any closer than that. Forehand Arms Co. Uc browser latest version filehippo. Was purchased by Hopkins & Allen in 1902 and some of the pistol designs were produced by H&A for many years after that with the Hopkins & Allen name on them.
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Forehand & Wadsworth Revolver
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Senior Member Posts: 1,773 | The company changed names several times over the late 1800's. The progression was complicated with some guns marked F&W made by Hopkins and Allen. It was apparently called Forehand and Wadsworth only from 1887 to 1889, but as said some Hopkins and Allen made guns were marked as Forehand and Wadsworth. They made small revolvers, usually top break in common 1800's black powder calibers like the .32 and .38 S&W, a solid frame double action called the British Bulldog, a small revolver in .41 called 'The Swamp Angel', and in large frames in calibers like the .44-40, .44 Russian, etc. Caliber is going to depend on the model or size. Note that all these were made in the black powder days and are UNSAFE to fire with any modern ammunition. Getting repairs is going to be tough. Do the the age and almost total lack of any parts available few gunsmiths will even look at one. Gun Parts Corp carry about all the few parts that are available: FOREHAND & WADSWORTH Accessories | Numrich Gun Parts It's possible a few specialty gunsmiths will attempt repair, but these custom specialist charge absolute top dollar when they will take in new work. Your best chance of finding one is to get on one of the Cowboy shooting sites and ask about gunsmiths who may work on one of these antiques. I believe the S.A.S.S. (Single Actions Shooting Society) may be able to help: SASS-Home of Cowboy Action Shooting |