need info on shotgun mfg

titleman2005 · September 21, 2005, 12:10 AM

I recently got two shotguns and they are manufactured by companies I have not heard of. # is Central Arms Co out of St. Louis and the #2 shotgun is Esstern arms company. those are the markings I could find so far both are single shot and I believe 12 ga.

HunterTRW · September 21, 2005, 01:07 PM

Central Arms Company was a tradename used by the Sharpleigh Hardware Company of St. Louis, Missouri for firearms manufactured by the Crescent Firearms Company, circa 1900. Crescent, a manufacturer of shotguns and handguns, was based in Norwich, Connecticut, and was established in 1892. The Company was purchased by H&D Folsom in 1893, and subsequently by the J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company in 1926.

Eastern Arms Company was a trademark used by Sears, Roebuck & Company for firearms manufactured by its subsidiary, the Meriden Firearms Company of Meriden, Connecticut, circa 1907-1909.

Hope this helps.

Good luck, and good shooting!

September 21, 2005, 12:10 AM	#1
titleman2005 Member Join Date: August 1, 2005 Posts: 71	need info on shotgun mfg I recently got two shotguns and they are manufactured by companies I have not heard of. # is Central Arms Co out of St. Louis and the #2 shotgun is Esstern arms company. those are the markings I could find so far both are single shot and I believe 12 ga.

September 21, 2005, 01:07 PM	#2
HunterTRW Senior Member Join Date: December 3, 2004 Location: The Lower Forty of Hill Country Posts: 177	Central Arms Company was a tradename used by the Sharpleigh Hardware Company of St. Louis, Missouri for firearms manufactured by the Crescent Firearms Company, circa 1900. Crescent, a manufacturer of shotguns and handguns, was based in Norwich, Connecticut, and was established in 1892. The Company was purchased by H&D Folsom in 1893, and subsequently by the J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company in 1926. Eastern Arms Company was a trademark used by Sears, Roebuck & Company for firearms manufactured by its subsidiary, the Meriden Firearms Company of Meriden, Connecticut, circa 1907-1909. Hope this helps. Good luck, and good shooting! __________________ "If we're all thinking alike, somebody isn't thinking." General George S. Patton, Jr.