![]() I suspect that Henry Wadsworth was no longer active in the F & W company management in 1886-1887 and Forehand was assuring his ownership of the patents issued in that time frame. The second patent was number 355,761 issued to Sullivan Forehand, alone and not the company, Janufor the connection of the revolver cylinder spindle to the frame. It should be noted that this patent was assigned to Sullivan Forehand alone with no mention of Henry Wadsworth. The patent dates are for patent number 353,948 issued Decemto John C. It should be noted that Forehand continued using the Forehand and Wadsworth name from 1890-1902 as evidenced by the F & W trade mark on the grips of the pictured revolver. Sullivan Forehand became sole owner in 1890 upon the death of Henry Wadsworth and operated Forehand Arms Company until sold to Hopkins and Allen Arms Company in 1902. ![]() Allen and Company in which they were partners with Ethan Allen prior to his death. Your specimen is estimated to have been made in 1894.įorehand and Wadsworth Arms Company was formed in 1871 by Sullivan Forehand and Henry Wadsworth, sons-in-law of Ethan Allen, and was a successor to E. Reedster: You have a Forehand Arms Company Automatic Shell Extracting revolver made in the period 1887-1890 (Forehand and Wadsworth Arms Company) and 1890-1902 (Forehand Arms Company). ![]()
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