No one made OLD ones, but almost every firearms manufacturer made NEW ones a long time ago. If you have a trade name marked on the gun, we may be able to provide a manufacturer's name and approximate age.
Numerous companies in many countries have made single shot 12 gauge shotguns.
Probably. The name was owned by Sears Roebuck and after a brief period when they owned their own firearms manufacturer (Meriden Arms) Stevens made most of their single shot shotguns.
I can say that Browning started having shotguns made in 16 gauge in the year 1909.Winchester started having the model 12 shotguns made in 16 gauge in the year 1914.so I would surmise that the time frame of 1909-1915 would be the correct time frame for the introduction of the 16 gauge shotguns.
Ithaca made 10 gauge shotguns.
Yes, they were made.
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Between 1936 & 1963 there were 1,015,554 model 37's made
Check out The Log Cabin in Lodi, OH. They have a .32 caliber black powder shotgun. check out: SHOTGUNWORLD.COM
Rifles are referred to by caliber. Shotguns are referred to by gauge.
Browning, Remington
100,000
One might recognize the two names Browning and Remington. They still make 16 gauge shotguns, as do a few other manufacturers.