Product Details
FOREHAND & WADSWORTH, USA
A RARE .44 (RUSSIAN) SIX-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION REVOLVER, MODEL 'OLD MODEL ARMY', serial no. 894,
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, the left hand side of frame below cylinder stamped with a prowling bear, smooth walnut two-piece grip, the whole with traces of original blued finish
Other Notes: These scarce secondary martial revolvers were produced in numbers of around 1500 pieces. The bear stamping present on this example was traditionally associated with the California Militia but recent research has suggested that it is most probably a California retailer's stamp, name unknown
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Estimate £1,200-1,600 € 1,332-1,775
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament