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Do you want to become a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer? Click Here to find out how. New Public Forum Gun Dealers Online is all about discussing firearms, gunsmithing, and etc. We welcome members interested in discussing these issues. Identifying a firearm can sometimes be challenging but a lot of fun to do. Sometimes, just figuring out where it was made can be tricky. There are several ways to identify a firearm and we've put together a few items that may help you. We've also added some ways to identify the manufacture dates by serial numbers and different stampings on your gun. Proof Marks Almost all foreign guns carry proof marks indicating that the firearm has been tested. These marks can also be used to identify firearms. Click on each country to see samples of their proof marks. Belgian German Spanish Austrian, Czechoslovakian, & Hungarian French Italian English East German Indian Irish Japanese Swiss Russian Manufacture Dates Please select a manufacture to view information. Browning Colt High Standard Remington Savage Winchester Marlin Stevens Ruger Manufacture dates can sometimes be found using a serial number or different codes stamped on the firearms. For further information we recommend the STANDARD BOOK OF FIREARMS by Ned Schwing and DATES OF MANUFACTURE series by D.R. and M.T. Morse. The STANDARD BOOK OF FIREARMS also provides a general guide for pricing, as well as, very detailed information on different firearms. The DATES OF MANUFACTURE series are great guides in a "pocket book" format that can be carried with you while visiting the shops and gun shows. A good source of the information was taken from these fine books. The links provided is for the purchasing of these books. To purchase a book from the DATES OF MANUFACTURE series. Please follow this link. http://www.ajarmsbooksellers.com/cgi-bin/ajarms/viewauthor/D.%20R.%20Morse%20..html 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:
American Bar Lock Wonder American Boy American Gun Co. American Nitro Armory Gun Co. Baker Gun Co. (If no proof marks.) Baklmann Hardware Co. Barker Gun Co. Bartlett & Co. Bellmore Gun Co. Berkshire No. 3000 Black Beauty Bluefield Clipper Bluegrass Arms Co. Blue Whistler Bridge Black Prince Bridge Gun Co. Bridge Gun Works Bridgeport Arms Co. (If no proof marks.) Bright Arms Co. C.G. Bonehill C.W. Franklin Canadian Belle Carolina Arms Co. Caroline Arms Central Arms Co. Charles Richter Chatham Arms Co. Cherokee Arms Co. Chesapeake Gun Co. Chicago Long Range Wonder Colonial Columbian New York Arms Co. Compeer Connecticut Arms Co. Cumberland Arms Co. Creve Cour (If no proof marks.) Cruso Daniel Boone Gun Co. Delphian Arms Co. (If no proof marks.) Delphian Manufacturing Co. (If no proof marks.) Diamond Arms Co. Dunlap Special E.C. Mac Elgin Arms Co. Elmira Arms Co. Empire Arms Co. Empire State Arms Co. Enders Oakleaf Enders Special Service Enders Royal Service Essex Excel Farwell Arms Co. Faultless Faultless Goose Gun Folsom Arms Co. F.F. Forbes Fort Pit Arms Co. Fremont Arms Co. Gold Medal Wonder Greenfield H.B.C. H.S.B. & Co. Hanover Arms Co. (If no proof marks.)	Harrison Arms Co. Hartford Arms.Co. Harvard Hermitage Hip Spe Bar Hibbard Howard Arms Co. Hudson Hunter Interstate Arms Co. Jackson Arms Co. J.H. Lau & Co. J. Manton & Co. John L Smythe & Co. Joseph Arms Co. K K Keen Kutter Kingsland Special Kingsland 10 Star Kirk Gun Co. Knickerbocker Knockabout Knoxall Laclede Gun Co. Lakeside Leader Gun Co. Lee's Special Lee's Munner Special Long Range Marvel Long Range Winner Long Range Wonder Marshwood Massachusetts Arms Co. Metal & Hardware Co. Mears (If no proof marks.) Metropolitan Minnesota Arms Co. Mississippi Arms Co. Mississippi Valley Arms Co. Mohawk Monitor M.T. Vernon Arms Co. National Arms Co. (If no proof marks.) New Britain Arms Co. New Elgin Arms Co. New Empire New England New England Arms Co. Newport (model CN) Newport (model WN) New Rival New York Arms Co. New York Machine Made New York Match Gun New York Nitro Hammerless Nitro Bird Nitro Hunter Nitro King Norwich Not-Noc Manufacturing Co. Osprey Oxford Peerless Perfection Piedmont	Piedmont Arms Co. Pioneer Arms (If no proof marks.) Quail Queen City R. Murdock National Firearms Co. Red Chieftan Baklmann Hardware Co. Rev-O-Noc Rich-Con Richmond Hardware Co. Rickard Arms Co. Rival Rocket Special Royal Service Rummel Arms Co. Ruso (If no proof marks.) S.H. Harrington (If no proof marks.) St. Louis Arms Co. Seminole Shue's Special Sickels Arms Co. Smithsonian Southern Arms Co. Special Service Spencer Gun Co. Sportsman Square Deal Stanley Star Leader State Arms Co. Sterling Arms Co. Sullivan Arms Co. Superior Syco T. Barker New York (If a sidelock hammerless double without proof marks) Ten Star (If no proof marks.) Ten Star Heavy Duty (If no proof marks.) Tiger (If no proof marks.) Townley's Pal Townley's American Boy Trap's Best Made Triumph Tryon Special U.S. Arms Co. (If no proof marks.) U.S. Field Victor & Victor Special Virginia Arms Co. Volunteer Vulcan Arms Co. Warren Arms Co. (If no proof marks.) Washington Arms Co. Wauregan Wautauga W. Richards Wildwood Wilkinson Arms Co. William Moore & Co. Wilmont Arms Co. Wilshire Arms Co. Winfield Arms Co. Winoca Arms Co. Witte Hardware Co. Wolverine Arms Co. Worthington Arms Co.
"STORE BRAND" TO MANUFACTURER CROSS REFERENCE Many major retailers (Sears, Wards, etc.) have always put their own brand name on guns they have sold. The following link shows the brand name and the original model it should cross over to. "STORE BRAND" TO MANUFACTURER CROSS REFERENCE If you are a dealer, I�d like to invite you to join GunDealersOnline.com. Just go to JOIN and follow the simple instructions.