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Donut Slayer Super Member
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Ominivision1 Super Member
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:42 pm Post subject: Re: Antique 20ga info |
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Vulcan Arms Co which is a "Trade Brand Name" was used on shotguns made before World War 2 and made by the Crescent Fire Arms Company of Norwich,CT. I also have seen 2 post ww2 "Hawthorn Vulcan" shotguns possibly made for Montgomery Ward. Crescent operated from 1893 to 1930's. There doesn't seem to be any source to pinpoint dates of manufacture by serial numbers. Crescent was a subsidiary of H&D Folsom Sporting Goods, New York. Many of their products were sold through Folsom's retail outlets, but Folsom was also a large wholesale dealer and many Crescent guns were marked with the names or trademarks of other retail chains and even independent hardware stores.
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SingleShotLover Super Member
Joined: Dec 26, 2007 Posts: 1005 Location: Illinois
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:50 am Post subject: Re: Antique 20ga info |
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I've seen a lot of "Vulcan" and "Crescent" shotguns over the years and many are in pretty good shape. The owners usually want to know what they are worth and think that because they are old they are worth a lot of money. I always have to break it to them that they are just another in a long line of what we today would call "generic" shotguns.
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