Inexpensive, turn of the century working man's firearm. 10-100 USD
Meriden Firearms was a subsidiary of Sears Roebuck from about 1905-1915. I can't locate a listing for a single shot pistol they made, but other similar guns from that time period list for $100-$200 depending on condition.
No sn data in the public domain. Meriden Firearms Company was in operation from 1905 to 1918.
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Are you sure that does not say Meriden- instead of Meridian? Meriden was a gunmaker in that time frame- they were owned by Sears, and made guns for them. If that is the name, value would depend on condition, but somewhere in the $150-$200 range. If you serach for Meriden Firearms, you can see the website with the company history.
Made by Meriden for Sears. 50-100 USD
Eastern Arms was a Sears Roebuck trade name. Manufacturers included Meriden Firearms, Iver Johnson A&C, Stevens/Savage Arms, and Crescent Firearms.
Many German firearms companies made 32 pistols.
First, I think you mean Meriden. In the early 1900s, Winchester refused to sell guns to Sears, claiming that their discounted prices harmed the firearms industry. This left Sears looking for a supplier of guns. The Meriden Firearms Company was formed when Sears Roebuck purchased the Andrew Fyrberg & Sons firearms manufacturing plant and moved the plant and machinery to Meriden, Connecticut in 1905. The company started manufacturing firearms mid 1905. In 1918 Sears announced that the Meriden Firearms Company would discontinue the manufacture of sporting firearms. Meriden Firearms represented a selection of good-quality, relatively low-cost firearms of which many survive in operational condition more than 100 years later. The shotguns were well made and available in several grades. All had automatic safeties and cocking indicators. Barrels could be had in twist, damascus of several grades, armory steel or Krupp steel. Hammerless or hammer shotguns with varying amounts of engraving were available. Most were side by side double barreled shotguns.
Titan was the name used for firearms made for the firm FIE (Firearms Import Export) of Florida. They were low cost firearms made, for the most part, in what was West Germany. There were several different Titan pistols in different calibers. FIE has been out of business for 20 years now. If you can post a description and ALL markings, we would have better chance of getting you some information.
a 410 ga. shotgun pistol was made by crescent firearms and is very rare. however, regular shotguns do not have much value
Go to http://www.ruger-firearms.com/Firearms/PS-SerialNumberHistory.html. AFAIK, Ruger never made a pistol that chambered only 22 short.
Depends on model and condition. These were not extremely expensive- today would be worth $100-$150