No published sn data.
Serial numbers were not required on long arms before Jan 1, 1969. Most manufacturers did not assign serial numbers to small caliber rifles or utility shotguns.
Volunteer was a trade name used on shotguns manufactured by Crescent Fire Arms Company for Belknap Hardware Company of Louisville, Ky in the period 1893 to 1930. No records exist to give a serial number, date of manufacture. Value for a .410 would average at $100-$125, depending on condition.
There may not be a serial number on the gun. If that gun was made before 1968, .22s & shotguns often did not have serial numbers. In 1968, a law then required all firearms to have a unique serial number.
No published serial number data.
Volunteer and Volunteer Arms Co were trade names held by Belknap Hardware and used on guns made by Crescent Firearms Co, Crescent-Davis Arms Corp, Davis=Warner Arms Corp, Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle, Harrington & Richardson Arms Co, J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co, and possibly other manufacturers.
Diamond Arms was a trade name used Shapleigh Hardware for guns that were actually made by Iver Johnson of Fitchburg, MA, c. 1920-1950. Prior to that, they were made by small local makers in Belgium. These were utility grade guns. Prior to 1968, serial numbers were not required on shotguns and rifles, and there are many inexpensive shotguns that have never HAD a serial number (and yes, that is legal)
About $100.
Seldom above 150
While there are several gun manufacturer\'s that offer serial numbers on their shotguns, unfortunately the Mississippi Valley Arms Co. does not. The year and gauge of the gun would depend on when it was manufactured. For example, Mississippi Valley had numerous shotguns produced by a subsidiary company called Crescent Firearms, while many were imported from Belgium.
A 410 gauge, single barrel shotgun with Volunteer stamped on it and Serial number A981277 was made by the Volunteer Arms Company. They made guns for Belknap Hardware store in Louisville, Kentucky.
10-100 usd
Oxford Arms Company was a trade name used by the Crescent Firearms Company on shotguns made for the Belknap Hardware Company of Louisville, Kentucky, c. 1890-1920. It will not have a serial number. I have an Oxford 16 gauge side-by-side. It has a serial number. Take the barrels off and it is in the slot that holds the barrels. Sorry, Danny, I should have said it MAY not have a serial number. Even if there is one, There are no records available to date these old utility grade shotguns.