Crescent Firearms Co or Crescent-Davis Arms Corp, for Belknap Hardware.
20-100 usd
The Essex brand was manufactured by a number of companies ie.. Crescent, Harrington & Richardson, and Stevens for distribution by Belknap Hardware Co. in St Louis, and Folsom's retail outlets in N.Y.
Belknap Hardware- along with many others, sold shotguns made under their name by Crescent Firearms.
$50-$125, depending on model and condition. They were made for Belknap hardware stores by one of the regular gunmakers.
Wish I knew. I to have a Belknap shotgun but all I can find is that it was one of the largest hardware manufacturers of the the time (up to 1940). So your guess is as good as mine.
The Essex brand was manufactured by a number of companies ie.. Crescent, Harrington & Richardson, and Stevens for distribution by Belknap Hardware Co. in St Louis, and Folsom's retail outlets in N.Y.
Sold by Belknap Hardware and Mfg. Co. in Louisville, Ky. Other sites indicate that several manufacturing company made products for them.
Volunteer Arms Co. was a trade name of Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing, a large wholesale/retail in Louisville, KY. It operated under that name from 1907 until 1986. The Volunteer Arms Co single barrel shotguns were actually the Iver Johnson Champion model. The Champion was manufactured from c. 1909 until the mid 1970's.
Manufactured for Belknap Hardware Co by Crescent Fire Arms sometime between 1900 and 1932. Worth about $75 if it is in shooting condition.
For a start, info is right here. Bridge Gun Co was a trade name used on guns made for Shapleigh Hardware Co., St. Louis, Missouri, c. 1920-1940. They were made by various manufacturers.
The Belknap Hardware & Mfg Co., wholesale hardware supply co. was established in 1840. They began by producing iron products, such as horse and mule shoes, nails, spikes and other forged items in a small shop. Since 1890 their catalog included a line of sporting goods that included baseball gloves, and Bats, that were made by other manufacturers. Because of the list of player endorsements, and being located in Louisville KY., the Bats were most likely manufactured by Hillerich & Bradsby Co. Louisville Slugger. Belknap also carried a line of Louisville Slugger Baseball bats in their catalog. Their catalog of items grew from 100 to over 75,000 over the years. Blue Grass was one of the brand labels and along with many other items the line of baseball bats were branded under that name. After 140 years of doing Business Belknap filed for bankruptcy in 1985, and the company went out of business in 1986.