RARE Antique ALLEN & WHEELOCK Large Frame DOUBLE ACTION Percussion Revolver BAR HAMMER Pocket Revolver with CYLINDER SCENE

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RARE Antique ALLEN & WHEELOCK Large Frame DOUBLE ACTION Percussion Revolver

BAR HAMMER Pocket Revolver with CYLINDER SCENE

Here we present an antique Allen & Wheelock Large Frame Double Action Percussion Revolver in .32 Caliber, made circa 1857 to the early 1860s in Worcester, Massachusetts. This revolver would have been made early in the Allen & Wheelock era which ran from 1856 through 1865. It was designed to be a very simple conceal and carry, self-defense pistol in the turbulent mid-19^th Century and likely used in the American Civil War.

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 trade names used by Ethan Allen were “E. Allen” between 1831 and 1837 located in Grafton, “Allen & Thurber” between 1837 and 1842 in Grafton, “Allen & Thurber” between 1842 and 1847 in Norwich, “Allen & Thurber” between 1847 and 1854 in Worcester, “Allen & Thurber & Co.”  between 1854 and 1856 in Worcester, “Allen & Wheelock” between 1856 and 1865 in Worcester, and finally “E. Allen & Company” between 1865 and 1871 in Worcester.

The overall condition is good. Strong action. The bore is in good shape for its age. The cylinder scene is legible. Numbers match. Good grips with a small crack on the right side.

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Barrel is 3 inches.

Caliber: .32 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$2000
#228510