Made by Crescent Firearms Co for HSB & Co.
the hsb and co, stands for Hibbard Spencer Bartlett Hardware Co. of Chicago. I just got a small pocket knife with hsb co Chicago on the blades. They must hav been like a Coast to Coast, other than that, I just herd of them myself.
50-100 USD
Whoever submitted the lowest bid that year. Could be Crescent, Stevens, Iver Johnson, Harrington & Richardson, or others.
I have a HSB&co 12 guage pump shotgun and I would be glad to send a picture of it. Please email me at halbrookjack@yahoo.com and I will send a pic immediately. By the way, these shotguns were made by Cresent arms in norwich, conneticut. The word rev-o-noc is conover hardware spelled backwards. HSB & Co. made them for Conover hardware.
HSB and Co was Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett and Company, a large Chicago hardware wholesale/retail operation. Rev-O-Noc is "Conover" in reverse and was a trade name sold by the Conover Hardware chain of Kansas City.
It is the same as a Stevens Model 94. Made for Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. between 1920 and about 1945. Value is $75 or less.
50-100 USD. HSB was a distributor for private label firearms made by many makers.
499.00
Well, they're useful for shooting rats and small birds.
The Trade name registered HSB&CO.stands for Hubbard Spencer Bartlett & co. I found this information from a book by Charles Carder. Thank you.
Marlin made these. That brings the value up. Sold my last one to a collector (Marlin) for about 950. It was old but mint and a great shooter