ethan allen (armsmaker)

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Ethan Allen (1806-1871):

Major American armsmaker from Massachusetts.
Name believed to be coincidental to the revolutionary Ethan Allen, no relation.

First firearm: 1836 "Pocket Rifle" First patent: 1837 Pepper-box - the "Gun that won the East" - most common repeating handgun prior to the invention of the revolving cylinder. Name *may* have been coined by Samuel Clemens. Commonly found during the California Gold Rush. Trade names:

1831-1837: E. Allen (Grafton)

1837-1842: Allen & Thurber (Grafton)

1842-1847: Allen & Thurber (Norwich)

1847-1854: Allen & Thurber (Worcester)

1854-1856: Allen Thurber & Co (Worcester)

1856-1865: Allen & Wheelock (Worcester)

1865-1871: E. Allen & Company (Worceter)

References:

The Story of Allen & Wheelock Firearms - H. H. Thomas (1965) (ISBN 0913150738)

* Ethen Allen, Gunmaker: His Partners, Patents and Firearms - Harold Mouillesseaux (1973) (ISBN 0919316689)

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