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old shotgun/info?
skidlid
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i have recently aquired an old shotgun, the oly thing that can be read on it is"worlds challenge ejector" stamped on the side. however underneath that stamp you can just make out a previous stamp that says "gold medal wonder". i did a little research and found that the gun may have originally been mfg'd by the h.&d. folsom arm co., this being referenced from the gold medal wonder part; i also found a cross reference to challenge ejector the could have been made for the sears co. by a man named albert aubrey. is there anything more that you may be able to tell me so i can clarify what i acually have?
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timbroman@aol.com
Your shotgun was made by Crescent Firearms Co. in Norwich, CT. Crescent made many thousands of good quality, inexpensive, "hardware store" shotguns under about a hundred different brand names and trade names for various mail order houses, hardware store chains, and gun distributors.
"Gold Medal Wonder" was a trade name they made for Folsom.
Among the other "Wonder"ful guns made by Crescent, were the "American Bar Lock Wonder" and the "Long Range Wonder" made for Sears, Roebuck. [:D]
Unless you see a damascus (spiral) pattern on the barrel, it's steel.
Needless to say not a collector's piece.
Nord
If you're thinking of shooting it, best take it to a good gunsmith for a safety check. He can probably tell you what to shoot in it.