Armory Gun Co is the trade name used by H&D Folsom Arms Co on Shotguns. Later sold to Savage Arms around 1930.
Yes, the Bridge Gun Company did make several gauges of shotguns. However, these were not made by the Bridge Gun Company. It was actually made be a diffrent company and marketed under the Bridge Gun Company banner.
No published history of the company
what is Buchmuller & Co.
The Bridge Gun co. shotguns were made by the Crescent Fire Arms Company. You can try for parts at: Numrich gunpartscorp.com Jack First jackfirstgun.com Bob's Gun Shop gun-parts.com
T. Davidson & Co. were a hardware business that sold the gun locks. If I remember correctly from about 1810 to 1860 or so. I have a rifle with the lock marked with the same, and that is what I was able to find out about the company.
Bridgeport Gun & Implement Company made a lot of gun accessories. Cleaning rods, oilers, shotgun brushes, reloading stuff, etc.
how to tell the age of a 12 gauge single barrel shot gun made by American Gun Company?
GREEN BUG, BRIDGE GUN CO. Crescent Fire Arms Co or J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co made these for Shapleigh Hardware Co of St Louis. Shapleigh dates from 1868 (to the mid 1960's I think), Crescent from 1893 to 1930, and Stevens A&T from 1886 to 1915.
the hollenbeck gun co. was incorporated in 1901 at wheeling wv. by frank hollenbeck they were in wheeling until about 1903. then they moved to moundsville wv. about 1905 they changed the name of company to the three barrel gun co. then approx. about they changed the name again to the royal gun co. in early 1910 the factory closed in 1910. supposeadly there were approx. 2000 made.the largest serial i have saw was 1765. i have 3 guns serial# 464 hollenbeck 598 a three barrel gun co. and one 1392 three barrel gun co. and a royal gun co. with serial # 1105
Slide action shotguns with the name CHICAGO ARMS CO were made by the Marlin Fire Arms Company for and were sold by either the Fred Biffar & Co or Sears Roebuck & Co both of Chicago,IL. The gun is the same as Marlin Model 26A. Do not attempt to shoot this gun!!! Marlin has put out a company bulletin advising that these old Marlin slide action shotguns are not safe to shoot.
The last shot gun made by Midland Gun Co. was in the late 1950s. I got this answer from.....enquiries@bwildandson.co.uk