Crescent Firearms Company manufactured shotguns under many private labels between 1892-1920. They produced firearms under over 200 names belonging to other hardware companies or individuals. These "hardware store" guns, sometimes called Crescent guns, were the most prolific of privately branded shotguns. The document then lists over 200 of the names Crescent manufactured guns under.
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All the trade names of early 1900s shotguns made by Crescent Arms
Crescent Firearms Company manufactured shotguns under many private labels between 1892-1920. They produced firearms under over 200 names belonging to other hardware companies or individuals. These "hardware store" guns, sometimes called Crescent guns, were the most prolific of privately branded shotguns. The document then lists over 200 of the names Crescent manufactured guns under.
Crescent Firearms Company manufactured shotguns under many private labels between 1892-1920. They produced firearms under over 200 names belonging to other hardware companies or individuals. These "hardware store" guns, sometimes called Crescent guns, were the most prolific of privately branded shotguns. The document then lists over 200 of the names Crescent manufactured guns under.
firearms manufactured single and double barrel shotguns under a variety of names. These firearms which are sometime called "Hardware Guns" are considered to be the most prolific of all manufacturers of private label guns. Followed is a list of names manufactured by Crescent Firearms: Harrison Arms Co. Hartford Arms.Co. Harvard Hermitage American Bar Lock Hip Spe Bar Piedmont Arms Co. Wonder Hibbard Pioneer Arms (If no proof American Boy Howard Arms Co. marks.) American Gun Co. Hudson Quail American Nitro Hunter Queen City Armory Gun Co. Interstate Arms Co. R. Murdock National Baker Gun Co. (If no Jackson Arms Co. Firearms Co. proof marks.) J.H. Lau & Co. Red Chieftan Baklmann Hardware Co. J. Manton & Co. Baklmann Hardware Co. Barker Gun Co. John L Smythe & Co. Rev-O-Noc Bartlett & Co. Joseph Arms Co. Rich-Con Bellmore Gun Co. KK Richmond Hardware Co. Berkshire No. 3000 Keen Kutter Rickard Arms Co. Black Beauty Kingsland Special Rival Bluefield Clipper Kingsland 10 Star Rocket Special Bluegrass Arms Co. Kirk Gun Co. Royal Service Blue Whistler Knickerbocker Rummel Arms Co. Bridge Black Prince Knockabout Ruso (If no proof marks.) Bridge Gun Co. Knoxall S.H. Harrington (If no Bridge Gun Works Laclede Gun Co. proof marks.) Bridgeport Arms Co. (If Lakeside St. Louis Arms Co. no proof marks.) Leader Gun Co. Seminole Bright Arms Co. Lee's Special Shue's Special C.G. Bonehill Lee's Munner Special Sickels Arms Co. C.W. Franklin Long Range Marvel Smithsonian Canadian Belle Long Range Winner Southern Arms Co. Carolina Arms Co. Long Range Wonder Special Service Caroline Arms Marshwood Spencer Gun Co. Central Arms Co. Massachusetts Arms Co. Sportsman Charles Richter Metal & Hardware Co. Square Deal Chatham Arms Co. Mears (If no proof marks.) Stanley Cherokee Arms Co. Metropolitan Star Leader Chesapeake Gun Co. Minnesota Arms Co. State Arms Co. Chicago Long Range Mississippi Arms Co. Sterling Arms Co. Wonder Mississippi Valley Arms Sullivan Arms Co. Colonial Co. Superior Columbian New York Mohawk Syco Arms Co. Monitor T. Barker New York (If a Compeer M.T. Vernon Arms Co. sidelock hammerless Connecticut Arms Co. National Arms Co. (If no double without proof Cumberland Arms Co. proof marks.) marks) Creve Cour (If no proof New Britain Arms Co. Ten Star (If no proof marks.) New Elgin Arms Co. marks.) Cruso New Empire Ten Star Heavy Duty (If Daniel Boone Gun Co. New England no proof marks.) Delphian Arms Co. (If no New England Arms Co. Tiger (If no proof marks.) proof marks.) Newport (model CN) Townley's Pal Delphian Manufacturing Newport (model WN) Townley's American Boy Co. (If no proof marks.) New Rival Trap's Best Made Diamond Arms Co. New York Arms Co. Triumph Dunlap Special New York Machine Made Tryon Special E.C. Mac New York Match Gun U.S. Arms Co. (If no Elgin Arms Co. New York Nitro proof marks.) Elmira Arms Co. Hammerless U.S. Field Empire Arms Co. Nitro Bird Victor & Victor Special Empire State Arms Co. Nitro Hunter Virginia Arms Co. Enders Oakleaf Nitro King Volunteer Enders Special Service Norwich Vulcan Arms Co. Enders Royal Service Not-Noc Manufacturing Warren Arms Co. (If no Essex Co. proof marks.) Excel Osprey Washington Arms Co. Farwell Arms Co. Oxford Wauregan Faultless Peerless Wautauga Faultless Goose Gun Perfection W. Richards Folsom Arms Co. Piedmont Wildwood F.F. Forbes Wilkinson Arms Co. Fort Pit Arms Co. William Moore & Co. Fremont Arms Co. Wilmont Arms Co. Gold Medal Wonder Wilshire Arms Co. Greenfield Winfield Arms Co. H.B.C. Winoca Arms Co. H.S.B. & Co. Witte Hardware Co. Hanover Arms Co. (If no Wolverine Arms Co. proof marks.) Worthington Arms Co.