The only place I know of that you can find any information on WHITNEY SAFETY FIRE ARMS CO is in the late Joseph T. Vorisek's book "The Breech Loading Shotgun In America 1865 to 1940" It comes in three volumes and costs $127.00 If you don't want to pay that much, I'll tell you what it says. Quote.
WHITNEY SAFETY FIRE ARMS CO. Gunmaker located in Florence South Carolina from 1887 to 1895. The only shotgun made by this firm and in fact the only gun made by them was a hammerless double that used a pistol grip lever as a safety. The action was a squeeze grip safety that created tension on the hammer springs allowing the gun to be fired. The best estimate is that the firm made about 1,100 shotguns in the time it was in business. Unquote.
After the firm closed in 1894 there were three attempts to restart it.one by a group of businessmen in Pennsylvania that came to naught. The same thing happened on the second attempt by a New Whitney Arms Company organized in Hartford,CT and a third by a New Whitney Arms Co organized in New Jersey. Whitney guns were made in three grades, Grade 1: Twist, laminated or damascus barrels. Grade 2 damascus barrels and line engraving and Grade 3 Fine damascus and more engraving. The guns came in 10 gauge with 26,28, 30 and 32 inch barrels, 12 gauge with 26, 28 and 30 inch barrels and 16 and 20 gauges with 24 and 28 inch barrels. Approximate serial number ranges of guns made; 1889-201 to 500. 1890-501 to 800 and 1891-801 to +
Now that I have saved you $127.00 and since I charge $3.00 for information about an old shotgun ($4.00 for correct information), please put a $3.00 bill in the small slot on the side of your computer and hit the send key.

 

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There have been a couple of articles on them written in The Gun Report. One was by William Paul Smith in the April 1967 issue, and the other by CDR Roy Gunther in the December 1989 issue. Lots of back issues on ebay --

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid= ... &_from=R40

 

Thank you both very much for the info and the leads !
It is a beautiful and interestingly made gun, hope it's worth
Something some day.

 

Book is on Amazon for $70. Photos would be of use here to assist in ID.

 

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