Location: Toledo, Ohio

Company was incorporated in 1902 and used names of Union Fire Arms, Union Arms Company, Illinois Arms Company (made for Sears) and Bee Be Arms Company. In 1917, company was bought up or absorbed by Ithaca Gun Company.&break;NOTE: Union Fire Arms Company (or Union Firearms Company, as it is sometimes known) slide action shotguns are not commonly seen. Though not widely collected, they seem to attract considerable interest as oddities, much as Spencer/Bannerman slide action shotguns do. Values given below are approximate; as always, true value lies in eyes of buyer, not seller.