Joe Vorisek wrote the book on old shotgun markings, and his listing says: WM LOOMIS - name found on Belgian hammer shotgun with damascus barrels, maker unknown. I'm assuming this is a breech loading gun, so it would have been made sometime after 1865 and before 1915. You might search for any reference to a William Loomis who owned a hardware store or general merchandise store in that time period. Many stores paid a couple dollars extra to get a dozen or so guns marked with their own name.
Unknown.
We recently found a F.A. loomis LXl dbl shotgun and was also wondering if anyone knew what it may be worth Thanks
Low cost, utility grade; made @ turn of the century
There is a wealth of information by Nick Niles in the Gun Digest book of Guns and Prices 2005 Edition, ISBN #0-89689-324-3 and library of congress # 2005906853 Models, prices, and history. Also acomplete listofALL the names associated with Crescent F.A. Co
The address of the Loomis Library is: 6050 Library Dr., Loomis, 95650 0610
The address of the Loomis Public Library is: 301 Commercial, Loomis, 68958 0226
I can't find Loomis in any of my references. If it is a utility grade, double barrel, probably with side hammers, I will guess that you will discover Belgian proof marks under the barrels. Look for an oval surrounding the letters ELG or a mark that looks like the Washington Monument. Several million similar guns were imported to the US c. 1880-1915, marked with several hundred trade names. If you know the location where it was acquired c. 1900, check the old business records for a Loomis Hardware or Loomis Mercantile store.
Lorell Loomis has written: 'Loomis legacies and a saga of Sanders'
Little monetary value. Maybe 100 or so
The phone number of the Loomis Library is: 916-652-7061.
The address of the Loomis Basin Historical Society is: Po Box 2195, Loomis, CA 95650-2195
Loomis Homestead was created in 1640.