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RARE Antique FOREHAND & WADSWORTH .38 RF Falling Block DROP BREECH Rifle 1870s-80s SINGLE SHOT Rifle
Guns International #: 103103706 Seller's Inventory #: 247128
Category: Antique Rifles - Cartridge - Antique Rifles - Single Shot
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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 FOREHAND & WADSWORTH .38 RF Falling Block DROP BREECH Rifle
1870s-80s SINGLE SHOT Rifle
Here we present an antique Forehand & Wadsworth Drop Breech Single Shot Falling Block Rifle, made circa the 1870s-80s in Worchester, Massachusetts. In 1871, Sullivan Forehand and Henry C. Wadsworth founded Forehand & Wadsworth from the remnants of Ethan Allen & Company after the death of their father-in-law, successful firearms inventor and manufacturer from the 1830s, Ethan Allen.
These drop breech rimfire rifles were manufactured first by Allen & Wheelock and Ethan Allen & Co. in the 1860s to 1870 and then by Forehand & Wadsworth in the 1870s and 1880s. Production was limited and only a couple thousand are believed to have been manufactured. It is marked "FOREHAND & WADSWORTH/ WORCHESTER.MASS./ PATENTED SEPT. 18. 1860" on the top of the frame with no other visible markings. It features a blade front sight and a notch & folding leaf rear sight,
Wadsworth sold his share of the company to Forehand in 1890 in order to retire, and the company was rebranded as Forehand Arms.
The overall condition is fine. Original blue finish. Excellent action. Bright rifled bore. Solid stock with less than average handling wear. Markings are sharp.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 25-3/8 inches.
Caliber: .38 Rimfire
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1850
#247128
Price: $1,850.00
Antique: Yes