Hopkins and allen mauser rifle serial numbers
^ Flayderman, Norm (2001), Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and their Values, Krause Publications, pp.Dun & Company, New York, New York, March, 1904 p. Hopkins & Allen manufactured revolvers for Forehand & Wadsworth under contract as well as shotguns, rifles, and derringers for various sporting goods stores. 38 calibers with trade names such as ACME, American Eagle, Blue Jacket, Captain Jack, Chichester, Defender, Dictator, Imperial Arms Co., Monarch, Mountain Eagle, Ranger, Tower's Police Safety, Universal, and XL, and later hinged-frame double-action models. In addition to the Merwin Hulbert revolvers, Hopkins & Allen manufactured a variety of spur trigger single-action revolvers in. The hammer models were list priced at $18 with 'decarbonized steel' barrels, $19.50 with Twist barrels and $22.50 with Damascus barrels. Other grades of the hammerless gun started from $25 with Twist barrels and $30 with Damascus barrels. The top-of-the-line hammerless was the AA Grade with a list price of $100 which was elaborately engraved, stocked and checkered. Volume 15, Issue 3, of The Shotgun Research Newsletter reproduces a 1902 Hopkins & Allen catalogue of their 'Forehand' guns. I have never seen one of these guns with ejectors.
I also saved a similar ad from the September 1896 issue of 'The Amateur Sportsman'. ad from a January 1896 issue of 'The Sportsmans Review and Bicycle News' that shows a very elaborate gun and offers ejector and non-ejector hammerless double guns. 1 with Damascus barrels, list price $60, for $35. 0 with Twist barrels, list price $50, for $30 and the No. Godfrey catalogue offers the Forehand Arms Co. These box frame guns appear to be built on the M. The hammerless double was also box frame with bolting by a large dollshead rib extension, and offered in grades 0, 1, 2 and 3, in 12- or 16-gauge with Twist or Damascus barrels. The 'new model' hammer double was a box-frame gun bolted by a large dollshead rib extension, and offered in 12- or 16-gauge and with Twist or Damascus barrels. The 'old model' hammer double was a sidelock gun with double underbolts made in 10- or 12-gauge and with Twist or Damascus barrels from 1880 to 1892. After 1902, guns marked 'Forehand or 'The Forehand' were made by Hopkins & Allen Arms Co. from 1871 to 1890 it was Forehand & Wadsworth and from 1890 to 1902 Forehand Arms Co. We would need some pictures of your gun to tell which model it is.įorehand - Forehand evolved from Ethan Allen & Co. The Hopkins & Allen line of side-by-side double barrel shotguns were carryovers from Forehand Arms Co. We know very little about it and would appreciate any help we can get. I am the fourth generation for this gun and my son will be fifth. Seems like we lose a little with every generation, so I'm just trying to slow that down a little. I have gathered that it's monetary value is rather low but as it was handed down to me and I intend to pass it down to my son, I would like to be able to also pass down as much of the history of the gun as I can. My gun has external hammers and is center fire type firing mechanism. I think this gun was made 1902 or 1903, but I don't know that for sure.ģ0802 is the number stamped inside, if that helps.įrom previous posts here in the archives, I've learned a little more about this Gun, but I would like to know if there is any way to further break down the approx age of this shotgun by serial number, or another method.Īfter two nights of reseach I am getting a little blurry eyed, but most of the inquiries are leading me back to this website, so I thought that this would be a good place to ask some basic questions.
Side by Side 12g w/center fire firing pins transfered from two external hammers with front and rear triggers.