@ the turn of the century
it is 114 =[)
try gunstocks inc
Crescent Fire Arms Co. and Crescent-Davis Arms Corp. They made the gun with only Smithsonian stamped on it in both single & double barrel and in several gauges
I have two 1878 Jas Parker & Sons double barrel shotguns.
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George Worthington was a hardware store in Cleveland, Ohio, from about 1890 to 1935. Single barrel shotguns were marked with his name by Crescent Arms Co and double barrel shotguns by J. Stevens Arms Co.
50-100
This name was put on shotguns by Crescent Fire Arms Co, Davis-Warner Arms Corp., and also by at least one unidentified Belgian maker for Spear and Company.
drug store.I would try Numrich gun parts corp.They may be found on the web.
No reference lists J Manton.
Chances are that your forehand double barrel was made by Crescent Firearms Co.These shotguns will bring between 50-150 dollars depending on condition,and a good set of bores.
Yes. Use the right ammo. Older 16 g shotguns used a shorter shell.