Product Details
FOREHAND & WADSWORTH, USA
A SCARCE .44 (M&H) SIX-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION REVOLVER, MODEL 'OLD MODEL ARMY', serial no. 250,
circa 1875, with round 7 1/2in. barrel with integral raised sighting-rib, the top signed 'FOREHAND & WADSWORTH, WORCESTER MASS. PAT'D OCT 22 '61, JUNE 27 '71, OCT 28 '73', crescent fore-sight, standing notch rear-sight to rear of top-strap, fluted cylinder, solid frame with side loading-gate, smooth walnut two-piece grip, the whole expertly burnished 'in the white' giving the illusion of nickel finish
Other Notes: Forehand & Wadsworth produced this revolver in an attempt to win the Government army revolver contract, but lost out in the end to Smith & Wesson. Less than 1000 were produced almost exclusively in .44 Russian. This is the only known (by us) example in .44 M&H.
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Estimate £1,500-2,000
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament