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Help identifying old shotgun
Ned Fall
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I have both Joseph Vorisek's and my own book. I have listings for several old single barrels with some form of the name PRICE including just plain PRICE, PRICE MACHINE GUN, (does that one need an explanation ?), JOHN W. PRICE or J.W. PRICE and THEO N. PRICE. Gun with these names were made by either Crescent Fire Arms Company of Norwich,CT (1892 to 1930+), Stevens Arms & Tool Company of Chicopee Falls, Ma (1874 to date) and W. H. Davenport Arms Company also of Norwich,CT (1878 to 1910). Guns with some form of the name PRICE wer made fo and sold by on seller, the Belknap Hardware Company of Louisville,Ky awholesale sporting goods dealer.I'm sorry but the second set of photographs are not good enough to read the name stamped on the gun, the gun is rusty and the name is worn and I can't make out the first marking. Also the complete serial number is not shown. Also the wording is shown running vertically which makes for for poor reading. You have the gun in hand, please just read the name and number and simply post them. My neck is hurting from twisting trying to read the marking.
I can tell you that this gun was not made by Stevens. Stevens butt stocks have a distinguishing feature. They have two semi-circular projections of wood that fit into corresponding cutouts in the frame. Crescent butt stocks are straight. Also the serial number is stamped where Crescent Fire Arms stamped their serial numbers on the lower tang just behind the trigger guard. Waiting for your reply.
I can tell you that this gun was not made by Stevens. Stevens butt stocks have a distinguishing feature. They have two semi-circular projections of wood that fit into corresponding cutouts in the frame. Crescent butt stocks are straight. Also the serial number is stamped where Crescent Fire Arms stamped their serial numbers on the lower tang just behind the trigger guard. Waiting for your reply.
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Jno.W.Price,
stanped or engraved like a written signature. (Jno. is or was a common abbreviation of John)