Excel 410 shotgun serial number 75099 E When was it made and how is old is it.?

Answer 1

Shotguns with the Excel trade name were manufactured by Crescent Fire Arms Co, Crescent-Davis Arms Corp, Iver Johnson Arms and Cycle Works, and J Stevens Arms Co. It could have been made anytime between the early 1890s and possibly the mid 1950s, although you could probably eliminate about a decade from either end of that range. There are a few people who have studied Iver Johnson and Stevens history deeply enough that they could probably date the gun within a few years after examining it for minor features that most of us would be unaware of IF it was made by one of those two firms. The only expert I am aware of who might have been that knowledgable on Crescent products died a couple of years ago.