Old shotgun

BeltonA61 · **Joined:** Mon Feb 22, 2021 9:41 pm **Posts:** 2

I have an American Gun Co. 410 shotgun #3013. I was wandering when it was made. This gun came from my father who got it from his father.

Drew Hause · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:00 am

Is it a hammer or hammerless?
There is an estimated DOM list here
https://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewto ... 94283f138c

BeltonA61 · **Joined:** Mon Feb 22, 2021 9:41 pm **Posts:** 2

Hammer with 2 triggers

CriscoKid · **Posted:** Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:29 am

.

“American Gun Company” was one of the names used by Crescent Arms of Norwich, Conn., on it's trade brand-name guns (aka: store branded) - which were produced for many different retailers under many names from 1888 to 1931.

They were produced in quantity as an "economy" gun at the lowest prices available.

I would be leery of firing it with modern ammo before a qualified SxS gunsmith (not some parts changer) measures the chamber length (besides checking the frame/lockup, etc).

Many guns made at that time had chambers shorter than the current ammo.

.

Old shotgun

Who is online