No published data known to answer your question.
No
Yes.
AFAIK, no.
No. Crescent made inxpensive shotguns under more than 100 different trade names.
1901 till1930
crescent made shotguns for Hermitage from 1904 to 1930. nothing mentioned on muzzle loading rifles.................
Crescent manufactured shotguns from 1888 to 1940. They sold a million utility shotguns that were "branded" by hardware stores and the like. Typical value is $85 to $150.
F.A.P. di Pietta is an Italian maker specializing in replicas of 19th century firearms and in particular firearms of the American Civil War. They make both muzzleloading and cartridge firearms, such as the 1858 Remington and 1873 Singe Action Army models.
I HAVE A LIST OF GUNMAKERS ,CRESCENT DID NOT MAKE A RICHMOND.THEY DID MAKE A RICHLAND , FOR A HARDWARE STORE BYTHAT NAME. IF MY LIST IS CORRECT,
Crescent was formed in 1892 and purchased by H&D Folsom Sporting Goods in 1893. It operated as Crescent Fire Arms until 1931 when the company was purchased by the Stevens Division of Savage Arms. The name was used on Crescent models manufactured by Stevens until about 1935.
In my opinion, nothing special. Crescent make many shotguns for various companys and hardware stores in the early years
Yes, but some single shots were also manufactured by Harrington and Richardson. Yes, there were 2 models, # 28 and # 44.