Double barrel shotgu maker help

[diggingthe1]

I found this the other day at a estate sale. Can't quite figure it out. Thanks for any help.

 

[Red-Coat]

Looks like it says “CENTRAL ARMS Co ST LOUIS” (or similar wording). That was a trade name for shotguns manufactured by the Crescent Fire Arms Company of Norwich, CT for the Shapleigh Hardware Company of St. Louis, MO, between roughly 1900 and 1930 (some sources say since 1893). Crescent specialized in manufacturing inexpensive shotguns for hardware stores and mail-order houses.

Similar mark on this one:

 

[diggingthe1]

Looks like it says “CENTRAL ARMS Co ST LOUIS” (or similar wording). That was a trade name for shotguns manufactured by the Crescent Fire Arms Company of Norwich, CT for the Shapleigh Hardware Company of St. Louis, MO, between roughly 1900 and 1930 (some sources say since 1893). Crescent specialized in manufacturing inexpensive shotguns for hardware stores and mail-order houses.

Thank you so much, I appreciate the information. It will go well with a printed tag for the gun!! Now I can research it more!!

 

[ToddsPoint]

That’s a side lock. Too bad the forend iron is missing. That gun could be restored but it would be very expensive for a gun that wasn’t high quality to begin with.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Neat looking piece.

 

[Almy]

If you are handy at woodworking, it might make a nice wall decoration with a new stock and fore end. It would have to be mounted so it would be viewed from the side because
the metals strips connecting the barrels along their length are missing and the gap would look funny.
Agreed it is cheaply made with soft metals and will never be a shooter.

 

[russau]

What a wall hanger that would be ! I'd love to own that one !