Allen Ethan

Name
Allen Ethan

Street

Town

State

From

To

Grafton

Massachusetts

1835

1837

Patent
3,998

Date
April 16, 1845 Improvement in Pistols and Other Fire-Arms January 13, 1857 Improved Fire-Arm December 15, 1857 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms September 7, 1858 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms December 14, 1858 Improvement in Pistols and Other Fire-Arms

Remarks
Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page Patent drawing Specification Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page Patent drawing Specification forming part of patent 3,998 Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page Specification 3rd page

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RE633

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December 15, 1857 Patent drawing Improvement in Breech- Specification Loading Fire-Arms Specification 2nd page September 25, 1860 Improvement in Metallic Cartridges September 24, 1861 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms October 22, 1861 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms April 29, 1862 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms Patent drawing (Lipfire cartridge patent) Specification Patent drawing (Lipfire cartridge patent) Specification Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page

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Product
Ethan Allen Here some Allen's, Allen & Thurber and Allen & Wheelock guns to compare size comparison

Handguns
.31 caliber percussion, 6 shot pepperbox, 3" barrel .31 caliber percussion, single shot, under hammer pistol .31 caliber percussion, single shot pistol, bar hammer Early Ethan Allen .31 caliber single shot bar hammer percussion pocket pistol measuring about 4 3/4" overall length with 2" part round, part octagonal barrel and original walnut grips, serial # 26, manufactured 1830's in Grafton, Mass. .34 caliber percussion, single shot, under hammer pistol, 6 3/4" part octagon barrel right side .36 caliber percussion, 6 shot pepperbox, 5* barrel .22 short r.f. caliber, 7 shot revolver, side hammer .32 short r.f. caliber, 6 shot revolver, side hammer .32 short r.f. caliber, single shot pistol, octagonal side-swing barrel .32 short r.f. caliber, single shot pistol, round side-swing barrel, square butt and birdhead but grip, manufactured about 1865 to 1871. See E. Allen & Co for a picture. .41 short r.f. caliber, single shot pistol, round side-swing barrel .41 short r.f. caliber, single shot pistol, half-octagon side-swing barrel .41 short r.f. caliber, single shot pistol, octagonal side-swing barrel left side right side

Longarms

.38 caliber percussion, single shot sporting rifle, sidehammer, muzzleloader