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Allen Ethan

Name Street Town State From To
Allen Ethan   Grafton Massachusetts 1835 1837


Patent Date Remarks
3,998 April 16, 1845 Patent drawing
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16,367 January 13, 1857 Patent drawing
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18,836 December 15, 1857 Patent drawing
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21,400 September 7, 1858 Patent drawing
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RE633 December 14, 1858 forming part of patent 3,998
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30,109 September 25, 1860 Patent drawing (Lipfire cartridge patent)
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33,328 September 24, 1861 Patent drawing (Lipfire cartridge patent)
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33,509 October 22, 1861 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms
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35,067 April 29, 1862 Patent drawing
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Ethan Allen

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

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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, mussleloader