CRESCENT F. A. CO.
Location: Norwich, Connecticut
Company made good quality inexpensive single- and double-barrel shotguns at its Norwich works, beginning about 1892. It was bought by H&D Folsom of New York City, large importers and distributors of firearms and sporting goods, so they could add an American-made sidelock hammer side-by-side to their extensive range of imported guns. Crescent guns were offered in 12-, 16-, 20- and 28-gauges and later, 44XL shot caliber with Damascus twist laminated or Armory steel barrels depending on the shooter's wants. In 1898 VL&D said these were the best American hammer guns in the market for the money.&break;&break;Huge quantities of these "Hardware Guns" were produced in a profusion of private brands as well as in Folsom's house brand "American Gun Co. of NY". In 1922 Crescent brand replaced "American Gun Co. of NY" and can be found on many thousands of doubles. In 1905 Crescent's first hammerless sidelock was introduced as the American Gun Co. "Knickerbocker" Model No. 6. This very popular model became the Crescent "Peerless" No. 6 in 1922. In 1928 it became the Crescent "Empire" No. 60 and in 1931 the Crescent-Davis "New Empire" No. 88, "New Empire" No. 9 and "Empire" No. 9.&break;&break;Crescent was bought by J. Stevens Arms Co., Division of Savage Arms Corp. about 1930. It was merged with Davis-Warner Arms Corp. successors to N.R. Davis & Sons Co. and became Crescent-Davis Arms Corp. In 1932 the operation was moved to the Stevens plant at Springfield, Mass. where some sidelock doubles were assembled. Crescent-Davis brand guns remained in Steven's full line catalog until 1941, but from 1937 to 1941 the doubles sold in the C-D brand were on either Stevens or Davis boxlock frames.
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Triumph—Hammerless BoxlockModel 2655—Laminated Barrels Hammer SidelockModel 2665—Damascus Barrels Hammer SidelockCrescent American Hammer Gun No. 0—Hammer SidelockAmerican Machine Made 2641—Hammer SidelockAmerican Machine Made 2650—Hammer SidelockAmerican Machine Made 2660—Damascus Barrels Hammer SidelockAmerican Gun Co. NY No. 1 Armory—Hammerless SidelockAmerican Gun Co. NY No. 2—Hammerless SidelockAmerican Gun Co. No. 3—Damascus Barrels Hammer SidelockAmerican Gun Co. No. 4—Hammer SidelockAmerican Gun Co. No. 5—Damascus Barrels Hammer SidelockFolsom Arms Co. No. 0 Armory—Hammer SidelockFolsom Arms Co. No. 2—Hammer SidelockFolsom Arms Co. No. 3—Damascus BarrelKnickerbocker No. 6 Armory—Hammerless Sidelock📷
Knickerbocker No. 7—Hammerless SidelockKnickerbocker No. 8—Damascus Barrels Hammerless SidelockNew Knickerbocker Armory—Hammerless SidelockNew Knickerbocker WT—Hammerless Sidelock📷
New Knickerbocker Damascus Barrels—Hammerless SidelockAmerican Gun Co. Small Bore No. 28—Straight Stock Hammer SidelockAmerican Gun Co. Small Bore No. 44—Straight Stock Hammer SidelockAmerican Gun Co. No. 0—Armory Straight Stock—Hammer Sidelock📷
American Gun Co. No. 28—Nitro Straight Stock—Hammer SidelockAmerican Gun Co. No. 44—Nitro Straight Stock—Hammer SidelockAmerican Gun Co. Midget Field No. 28—Hammer SidelockAmerican Gun Co. Midget Field No. 44—Hammer Sidelock📷
Crescent 1922 Model No. 66—Quail—Hammerless SidelockCrescent Firearms Co. No. 0—Hammer Sidelock📷
Crescent Firearms Co. No. 0—Nickel—Hammer SidelockCrescent Firearms Co. No. 6—Peerless—Hammerless SidelockCrescent Firearms Co. No. 6E—Peerless Engraved—Hammerless SidelockCrescent Firearms Co. No. 66—Quail—Hammerless SidelockCrescent Firearms Co. No. 60—Empire—Hammerless Sidelock📷
Crescent Firearms Co. No. 6—Peerless—Hammerless SidelockCrescent Firearms Co. No. 44—Improved—Hammer SidelockCrescent Empire No. 60—Hammerless SidelockNew Crescent Empire Red Butt—Hammerless SidelockCrescent New Empire No. 88—Hammerless SidelockCrescent New Empire No. 9—Hammerless Sidelock📷
Crescent Certified Empire No. 60—Hammerless SidelockCrescent Certified Empire No. 9—Hammerless SidelockCrescent Certified Empire No. 88—Hammerless Sidelock📷
Crescent Davis No. 600—Hammerless Boxlock📷
Crescent Davis No. 900—Hammerless Boxlock