when did the make the smithsonian double barrel shotgun
A few years either way of the turn of the century
No
Smithsonian was the trade brand name used by Crescent Fire Arms Co. and later Crescent-Davis. The distributor/retailer was H & D Folsom. Likely production in the 1900-1925 time period. No relation to the Smithsonian Institute.
no homer Simpson did
YES
The current Barrett Firearms does not make a double shotgun. Exactly how is your gun marked?
The front trigger opened the breach.
Micah Torrence's double-barrel shotgun on "The Rifleman" was a Parker shotgun. This type of firearm was recognized for its craftsmanship and was often used in the show to reflect the character's rugged, frontier lifestyle. The shotgun added to the authenticity of the series, which depicted life in the Old West.
Plymouth was a trade brand shotgun made by Crescent Fire Arms Co and later by Davis-Warner Arms Co. It was distributed/retailed by H & D Folsome. Shotgun Markings also lists a hammer double barrel by an unknown Belgian maker and indicates the retailer was Spear & Co.
Impossible to answer. It HAS other markings on it somewhere.
Impossible to answer with information given. No make, no model, no condition?
Most likely Stevens they did make a model #5100