Allen, Ethan

Name	Town	State	From	To
Allen, Ethan	Grafton	Massachusetts	1835	1837
Allen, Ethan	Norwich	Connecticut	1845
Allen, Ethan	Worcester, Worcester county	Massachusetts	1855

Patent	Date	Remarks
461	November 11, 1837 Improvement in the Method of Constructing Locks for Fire-Arms	view patent
3,998	April 16, 1845 Improvement in Pistols and Other Fire-Arms	Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page
13,154	July 3, 1855 Improvement in Fire-Arms	view patent
16,367	January 13, 1857 Improved Fire-Arm	Patent drawing Specification
18,836	December 15, 1857 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms	Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page
21,400	September 7, 1858 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms	Patent drawing Specification
22,005	November 9, 1858 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms	view patent
RE633	December 14, 1858 Improvement in Pistols and Other Fire-Arms	forming part of patent 3,998 Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page Specification 3rd page
27,094	February 14, 1860 Improvement in Machines for Making Percussion-Cartridge Cases	view patent
27,415	March 13, 1860 Improvement in Constructing Fire-Arms	view patent
28,951	March 13, 1860 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms	view patent
30,033	December 15, 1857 Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms	Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page
30,109	September 25, 1860 Improvement in Metrllic Cartridges	Patent drawing (Lipfire cartridge patent) Specification
33,328	September 24, 1861 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms	Patent drawing (Lipfire cartridge patent) Specification
33,509	October 22, 1861 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms	Patent drawing Specification
35,067	April 29, 1862 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms	Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page
36,760	October 22, 1862 Improvement in Back Sights for Rifles	view patent
46,617	March 7, 1865 Improvement in Cartridge-Retractors for Breech-Loading Fire-Arms	view patent
47,688	May 16, 1865 Improvement in Metallic Cartridges	view patent
49,491	April 29, 1862 Breech-Loading Fire-Arms	view patent
84,929	December 15, 1868 Breech-Loading Fire-Arms	view patent

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Ethan Allen, born September 2, 1808 died January 7, 1871. In April 1833 Ethan Allen and his father Nathaniel, bought the Moses Adams farm at Grafton, Massachusetts, then known as New England Village. The property of about 135 acres and with buildings was purchased for $5,000. At this time, Ethan was making cutlery for the shoemaking industry. Allen built his own shop for the production of pistols during 1833. Biographical references state that Roger N. Lambert's Cane Gun were manufactured at the Ethan Allen' manufactury. It would be the earliest gun manufactured by Allen. Bemong the first firearms known having been produced and marked by Allen was the underhammer saw-handle Pocket Rifle. In fact it's not a rifle but a single shot pistol with a longer than usual barrel. This pistol was designed in 1836. .28 to 44 caliber percussion, single shot, rifled 12" barrel, saw-handle grip, produced from 1837 to 1847. 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, mussleloader

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Ethan Allen, born September 2, 1808 died January 7, 1871. In April 1833 Ethan Allen and his father Nathaniel, bought the Moses Adams farm at Grafton, Massachusetts, then known as New England Village. The property of about 135 acres and with buildings was purchased for $5,000. At this time, Ethan was making cutlery for the shoemaking industry. Allen built his own shop for the production of pistols during 1833.

Biographical references state that Roger N. Lambert's Cane Gun were manufactured at the Ethan Allen' manufactury. It would be the earliest gun manufactured by Allen.

Bemong the first firearms known having been produced and marked by Allen was the underhammer saw-handle Pocket Rifle. In fact it's not a rifle but a single shot pistol with a longer than usual barrel. This pistol was designed in 1836.

.28 to 44 caliber percussion, single shot, rifled 12" barrel, saw-handle grip, produced from 1837 to 1847.

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, mussleloader