Private company
Forehand & Wadsworth
U.S. firearms manufacturing company
Forehand & Wadsworth (later known as Forehand Arms) was an American firearms manufacturing company based in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was formed in 1871 by Sullivan Forehand and Henry C. Wadsworth after the death of their father-in-law, Ethan Allen of Ethan Allen & Company, and was acquired in 1902 by Hopkins & Allen, a firearms company based in Connecticut.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersWorcester1
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Forehand & Wadsworth (later known as Forehand Arms) was an American firearms manufacturing company based in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was formed in 1871 by Sullivan Forehand and Henry C. Wadsworth after the death of their father-in-law, Ethan Allen of Ethan Allen & Company, and was acquired in 1902 by Hopkins & Allen, a firearms company based in Connecticut.2
Products and brands
- firearm
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1871Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaForehand & Wadsworth
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- WikidataQ18153199
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- 1WikidataForehand & Wadsworth on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaForehand & Wadsworth on Wikipedia