Anybody heard of a Furhan top break 38?

Started by Capt Quirk, February 02, 2019, 12:31:34 PM

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Capt Quirk

I was gun talking with a friend, and he mentioned an Irish made top break he once had. He said it was a "Furhan", or something like that. Since I can't find Furhan on Google, I may have remembered wrongly. It would be a first  ::)

jthbjr

Probably "Forehand"
Forehand and Wadsworth made "affordable" revolvers from 1871 till 1902. In the last years the name was reduced to just Forehand.
John in beautiful Art Texas

Capt Quirk

Hmm... I wonder where he got Irish from? Thank you John !

jthbjr

Just a guess but: one of the products of F&W was the "British Bulldog". Bulldog style revolvers were a design made in England for the Royal Irish Constabulary, by Webley  and variously called an Irish Constabulary pistol or just a bulldog. And associated with Ireland. F&W marked some British Bulldog. But the bulldog style revolver isn't a top break. So who knows.
John in beautiful Art, Texas

Capt Quirk

After you put me on the right track, I did read about those terms, RIC, and I have heard about the Weblys. So yeah, it does all come together.

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