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RARE Antique “POCKET RIFLE” by ETHAN ALLEN Percussion UNDERHAMMER Pistol c1837 .31 Caliber Single Shot Pistol!
Guns International #: 101661401 Seller's Inventory #: 210120
Category: Antique Pistols - 1500-1850 - Antique Pistols - Percussion
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
RARE Antique “POCKET RIFLE” by ETHAN ALLEN Percussion UNDERHAMMER Pistol
c1837 .31 Caliber Single Shot Pistol!
Here we present an antique Ethan Allen First Model “Pocket Rifle” Underhammer Single Shot Pistol, made circa 1830s in Grafton, Massachusetts. Only around two thousand of these are presumed to have been made after being developed in 1836 with a production run between 1837 and 1842. It features a very low bore axis, a part octagonal barrel, and a front and rear sight. The barrels were all marked “E. ALLEN/GRAFTON/MASS.” Along with “POCKET RIFLE/CAST STEEL/WARRANTED”. St. Louis dealers Mead & Adriance frequently advertised this pistol as the “Mississippi Rifle Pistol” in the paper the “Missouri Republican”.
Ethan Allen was a true family man, investing and partnering with a nephew in a New York sporting goods retailer, hiring another brother-in-law, Thomas Wheelock, who was eventually made a partner, and similarly hiring and later making partner his two sons-in-law Sullivan Forehand and Henry Wadsworth. Because of these practices, his business was very successful. This company was founded by Ethan Allen in early 1800s and soon became a prolific gun-making firm that evolved from Ethan Allen to Allen & Thurber, as well as the Allen & Wheelock Company. It was located in Norwich, Connecticut and Worchester, Massachusetts, as well as Grafton. Eventually it became the Forehand & Wadsworth Company in 1871, after the death of Ethan Allen.
The overall condition is very good. Strong action. The bore is in good shape with a dark patina and clear rifling. Sold walnut grip. A “highly recommended” pistol “for sportsmen or for defense.”!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 6 inches
Caliber: .31 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1435
#210120
SOLD
Antique: Yes