Impossible to estimate without a detailed description.
ESSEX Tradename used by Belknap Hardware Company of Louisville, Kentucky on shotguns made by Crescent Fire Arms Company. ESSEX Tradename used by J. Stevens Arms Company on rifles and shotguns.
I have one it was pat. in 1901 it was my dads. Money could not buy it but I was very supprised to find out that it was worth only 35.00 the were mass produced and sold by a hardware store in kentucky.
The Essex brand was manufactured by a number of companies ie.. Crescent, Harrington & Richardson, and Stevens for distribution by Belknap Hardware Co. in St Louis, and Folsom's retail outlets in N.Y.
The Essex brand was manufactured by a number of companies ie.. Crescent, Harrington & Richardson, and Stevens for distribution by Belknap Hardware Co. in St Louis, and Folsom's retail outlets in N.Y.
The Essex trade name was used by Belknap Hardware of Louisville, KY. A double barrel was probably made by Crescent Fire Arms Co c. 1893-1930.
There was never a company with that name. It was a trade name on guns made by Crescent, Harrington & Richardson, and Stevens for distribution by Belknap Hardware Co. in St Louis. Absolutely correct. Do not confuse 'Essex Gun Works' with the current manufacturer 'Essex Arms' which is a maker of .45 pistol components and is also bringing back the Iver Johnson tradename.
The address of the Essex Free is: 2 Jericho Rd., Essex, 05451 8093
The address of the Belden Noble Memorial Library Of Essex is: 2759 Essex Rd., Essex, 12936 0339
Essex was a "store brand" gun made for Belknap Hardware by at least 3 companies, most commonly Crescent. In very good condition would be worth about $125. There is no special collector's values to these, just a nice older .22 rifle.
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