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Crescent Fire Arms Co. |   | Norwich | Connecticut | 1892 |   |
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Created by George W. Cilley ex associate of Hopkins & Allen. Crescent took over what remained from Bacon in 1892 Manufacturer of not expensif firearms for hardware stores. There were more than 90 different names under which these armes were sold. It is said that thy where purchased or merged with H & D Folsom so about the year 1900. However, records says that in 1929 Crescent merged with N.R. Davis Firearms Co. (I've listened them as Davis, N.R.) and became Crescent-Davis Arms Co. Brand or trademarks: American Bar Lock Wonder American Boy American Gun Co. American Nitro Armory Gun Co. Bacon Arms Baker Gun Co. (If no proof marks.) Baklmann Hardware Co. Barker Gun Co. Bartlett & Co. Bellmore Gun Co. Berkshire No. 3000 Black Beauty Bluefield Clipper Bluegrass Arms Co. Blue Whistler Bridge Black Prince Bridge Gun Co. Bridge Gun Works Bridgeport Arms Co. (If no proof marks.) Bright Arms Co. C.G. Bonehill C. Parker & Co. C.W. Franklin Canadian Belle Carolina Arms Co. Caroline Arms Central Arms Co. Charles Richter Chatham Arms Co. Cherokee Arms Co. Chesapeake Gun Co. Chicago Long Range Wonder Colonial Columbian New York Arms Co. Compeer Connecticut Arms Co. Cumberland Arms Co. Creve Cour (If no proof marks.) Cruso Daniel Boone Gun Co. Delphian Arms Co. (If no proof marks.) Delphian Manufacturing Co. (If no proof marks.) Diamond Arms Co. Dunlap Special E.C. Mac Elgin Arms Co. Elmira Arms Co. Empire Arms Co. Empire State Arms Co. Enders Special Service Enders Royal Service Essex Excel F.F. Forbes Farwell Arms Co. Faultless Faultless Goose Gun Folsom Arms Co. Fort Pit Arms Co. Fremont Arms Co. Gold Medal Wonder Greenfield H.B.C. H.S.B. & Co. Hanover Arms Co. (If no proof marks.) Harrison Arms Co. Hartford Arms.Co. Harvard Henry Gun Co. Hermitage Arms Co. Hermitage Gun Co. Hip Spe Bar Hibbard Howard Arms Co. Hudson Hummer Hunter Interstate Arms Co. Jackson Arms Co. J.H. Lau & Co. J. Manton & Co. John L Smythe & Co. Joseph Arms Co. K K Keen Kutter Kingsland Special Kingsland 10 Star Kirk Gun Co. Knickerbocker Knockabout Knoxall Laclede Gun Co. Lakeside Leader Gun Co. Lee's Special Lee's Munner Special Leige Arms Co. Long Range Marvel Long Range Winner Long Range Wonder J. Manton & Co. M.T. Vernon Arms Co. Marshwood Massachusetts Arms Co. Metal & Hardware Co. Mears (If no proof marks.) Metropolitan Minnesota Arms Co. Mississippi Arms Co. Mississippi Valley Arms Co. Mohawk Monitor National Arms Co. (If no proof marks.) New Britain Arms Co. New Elgin Arms Co. New Empire New England New England Arms Co. Newport (model CN) Newport (model WN) New Rival New York Arms Co. New York Machine Made New York Match Gun New York Nitro Hammerless Nitro Bird Nitro Hunter Nitro King Norwich Not-Nac Manufacturing Co. Osprey Oxford Arms Co. Peerless Perfection Piedmont Piedmont Arms Co. Pioneer Arms (If no proof marks.) Quail Queen City R. Murdock National Firearms Co. Red Chieftan Rev-O-Noc Rich-Con Richmond Hardware Co. Richter Rickard Arms Co. Rival Rocket Special Royal Service Rummel Arms Co. Ruso (If no proof marks.) S.H. Harrington (If no proof marks.) St. Louis Arms Co. Seminole Shue's Special Sickel's Arms Co. Smithsonian Southern Arms Co. Special Service Spencer Gun Co. Sportsman Square Deal Stanley Star Leader State Arms Co. Sterling Arms Co. St. Louis Arms Co. Sullivan Arms Co. Superior Syco T. Barker New York (If a sidelock hammerless double without proof marks) Ten Star (If no proof marks.) Ten Star Heavy Duty (If no proof marks.) Tiger (If no proof marks.) The Field Townley's Pal Townley's American Boy Trap's Best Made Triumph Tryon Special U.S. Arms Co. (If no proof marks.) U.S. Field Victor & Victor Special Virginia Arms Co. Volunteer Vulcan Arms Co. Warren Arms Co. (If no proof marks.) Washington Arms Co. Wauregan Wautauga W. Richards Wildwood Wilkinson Arms Co. William Moore & Co. Wilmont Arms Co. Wilshire Arms Co. Wiltshire Arms Co. Winfield Arms Co. Winoca Arms Co. Witte Hardware Co. Wm. Enders Oak Leaf Wm. Moore & Co. Wolverine Arms Co. Worthington Arms Co. Shotgun, double barrel, side by side |