The "FA Loomis" stamp indicates that the shotgun was manufactured by F.A. Loomis, a known gun maker from the late 19th to early 20th century. To find more information about its history, you can consult firearms reference books, online gun collector forums, or websites dedicated to antique firearms. Additionally, contacting a firearms historian or appraiser who specializes in vintage shotguns may provide further insights.
Your question cannot be answered without you providing the name of the maker of your shotgun,and then we can determine if there is any public data to identify the year of manufacture.
By the specific serial number stamped into the frame.
This shotgun is in the neighborhood of 100 years old. There is fairly extensive information online available on this shotgun.
check the date code stamped on the barrel. Remington Society of America, Manufactured Date link has the details.
nitro hunter shotgun single barrel with exposed hammer stamped belknap hdwre and mfg serial 5516
THey were made by crescent firearm company.
No way to tell without more information.
It could have been made anytime from shortly after 1900 to about 1945. wrong I have one that was made stamped dec 15 1891 Wrong dec 15 1891 is the date of the patent Guns were almost never stamped with an exact date of manufacture
Date code is stamped on barrel, see related links for information on the Remington Society of America.
its the manufacture.
Early nineteen hundreds would be an accurate guess, I believe.
1929, it will be date code stamped on the barrel, for information see related links for information on the Remington Society of America.