Crescent
Firearms Company

        Starting around 1892 Crescent

firearms manufactured single
and double barrel shotguns under a variety of names. These
firearms which are sometime called "Hardware Guns" are
considered to be the most
prolific of all manufacturers of private
label guns. Followed is a list of names
manufactured by Crescent
Firearms:          
  Harrison Arms Co.  
Hartford Arms.Co.
  Harvard  
Hermitage
American Bar Lock Hip Spe Bar Piedmont Arms Co.
Wonder Hibbard Pioneer Arms (If no proof
American Boy Howard Arms Co. marks.)
American Gun Co. Hudson Quail
American Nitro Hunter Queen City
Armory Gun Co. Interstate Arms Co. R. Murdock National
Baker Gun Co. (If no Jackson Arms Co. Firearms Co.
proof marks.) J.H. Lau & Co. Red Chieftan
Baklmann Hardware Co. J. Manton & Co. Baklmann Hardware Co.
Barker Gun Co. John L Smythe & Co. Rev-O-Noc
Bartlett & Co. Joseph Arms Co. Rich-Con
Bellmore Gun Co. KK Richmond Hardware Co.
Berkshire No. 3000 Keen Kutter Rickard Arms Co.
Black Beauty Kingsland Special Rival
Bluefield Clipper Kingsland 10 Star Rocket Special
Bluegrass Arms Co. Kirk Gun Co. Royal Service
Blue Whistler Knickerbocker Rummel Arms Co.
Bridge Black Prince Knockabout Ruso (If no proof marks.)
Bridge Gun Co. Knoxall S.H. Harrington (If no
Bridge Gun Works Laclede Gun Co. proof marks.)
Bridgeport Arms Co. (If Lakeside St. Louis Arms Co.
no proof marks.) Leader Gun Co. Seminole
Bright Arms Co. Lee's Special Shue's Special
C.G. Bonehill Lee's Munner Special Sickels Arms Co.
C.W. Franklin Long Range Marvel Smithsonian
Canadian Belle Long Range Winner Southern Arms Co.
Carolina Arms Co. Long Range Wonder Special Service
Caroline Arms Marshwood Spencer Gun Co.
Central Arms Co. Massachusetts Arms Co. Sportsman
Charles Richter Metal & Hardware Co. Square Deal
Chatham Arms Co. Mears (If no proof marks.) Stanley
Cherokee Arms Co. Metropolitan Star Leader
Chesapeake Gun Co. Minnesota Arms Co. State Arms Co.
Chicago Long Range Mississippi Arms Co. Sterling Arms Co.
Wonder Mississippi Valley Arms Sullivan Arms Co.
Colonial Co. Superior
Columbian New York Mohawk Syco
Arms Co. Monitor T. Barker New York (If a
Compeer M.T. Vernon Arms Co. sidelock hammerless
Connecticut Arms Co. National Arms Co. (If no double without proof
Cumberland Arms Co. proof marks.) marks)
Creve Cour (If no proof New Britain Arms Co. Ten Star (If no proof
marks.) New Elgin Arms Co. marks.)
Cruso New Empire Ten Star Heavy Duty (If
Daniel Boone Gun Co. New England no proof marks.)
Delphian Arms Co. (If no New England Arms Co. Tiger (If no proof marks.)
proof marks.) Newport (model CN) Townley's Pal
Delphian Manufacturing Newport (model WN) Townley's American Boy
Co. (If no proof marks.) New Rival Trap's Best Made
Diamond Arms Co. New York Arms Co. Triumph
Dunlap Special New York Machine Made Tryon Special
E.C. Mac New York Match Gun U.S. Arms Co. (If no
Elgin Arms Co. New York Nitro proof marks.)
Elmira Arms Co. Hammerless U.S. Field
Empire Arms Co. Nitro Bird Victor & Victor Special
Empire State Arms Co. Nitro Hunter Virginia Arms Co.
Enders Oakleaf Nitro King Volunteer
Enders Special Service Norwich Vulcan Arms Co.
Enders Royal Service Not-Noc Manufacturing Warren Arms Co. (If no
Essex Co. proof marks.)
Excel Osprey Washington Arms Co.
Farwell Arms Co. Oxford Wauregan
Faultless Peerless Wautauga
Faultless Goose Gun Perfection W. Richards
Folsom Arms Co. Piedmont Wildwood
F.F. Forbes   Wilkinson Arms Co.
Fort Pit Arms Co. William Moore & Co.
Fremont Arms Co. Wilmont Arms Co.
Gold Medal Wonder Wilshire Arms Co.
Greenfield Winfield Arms Co.
H.B.C. Winoca Arms Co.
H.S.B. & Co. Witte Hardware Co.
Hanover Arms Co. (If no Wolverine Arms Co.
proof marks.) Worthington Arms Co.