Crescent operated from 1893 to 1930. There doesn't seem to be
any source to pinpoint dates of manufacture by serial numbers.
Crescent was a subsidiary of H&D Folsom Sporting Goods, New
York. Many of their products were sold through Folsom's retail
outlets, but Folsom was also a large wholesale dealer and many
Crescent guns were marked with the names or trademarks of other
retail chains and even independent hardware stores.