Massachusetts Arms Company operated from 1860 to 1893. The name was later used by J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co, J. Stevens Arms, and Crescent Firearms.
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forehand arms co was in business from 1898 to1902 from worcester,mass. sorry that's all i know right nowAnswerforehand arms co. was in business from 1898 to1902 in worcester, mass. sorry, don't konw any more
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37982
This trade name gun was made for Blish, Mizet and Silliman Hardware Company of Atchinson, KS, by J Stevens Arms Co c. 1920-1945.
Does it say "Mass" or "Massachusetts" Arms?
$50-100
Seldom exceeds 100 USD or so
Forehand Arms Co, Worcester Mass Dec. 7.86 & Jan. 11.87
Although the company dates back to 1864, the name "J Stevens Arms Co" was not used until after the company was bought by Savage Arms in 1920. In the mid 1940s, the name was shortened to "Stevens".
The Massachusutts Arms Co. was a "house brand" firearm either made by or imported by the H & D Folsom Arms Co./Crescent Arms Co./Crescent-Davis Arms Co. These 3 names all to a large extent represent the same, somewhat confusing, organization. Crescent Arms or Crescent-Davis Arms apparently did any manufacturing involved while H & D Folsom did the importing part of the business.( I think, maybe.) However it was orignized their main product appears to have been "trade" guns on which they would stamp any name you wanted if you bought enough of them. Mass. Arms Co. being just one of many names. These, Mass Arms Co., guns were probably sold to a large hardware distributor located in Kansas. This confusing organization apparently moved to Chicopee Falls in the early 1930's shortly before going out of business. Their assete were purchased by Savage Arms.Most of this info. was gathared from either Bob Hinman's "Golden Age of shotgunning" or the "The Blue Book of Gun Values" by Fjestat. This last publication is available at most large bookstores.