What is the year of a Utica double barrel shotgun that has hammers and was sold by Simmons?

Answer 1

I have 5 listings for Utica. Does it say "Utica Firearms Co. London Fluid Steel" or "Utica Fire Arms Co. Pat. Nov. 25, '90, March 29, '97"? The first of those would be a Crescent product made between 1892 and about 1914. The second by Hopkins & Allen, 1898-1915. If it says something else, it may be from another manufacturer. Simmons Hardware sold guns made by many firms. Crescent made hammerless sidelock guns for Simmons and probably also made hammer guns. Utica hammerless boxlock gun no. 34434 with "London Fluid Steel" barrels in my collection marked "Utica Fire Arms Co." with pat dates "Nov. 25, '90 and March 12, '91 or 97" was made by Hopkins & Allen. Hopkins and Allen also made an unusual sidelock gun with the locks set into the side of the action as opposed to being set into the wood. These were know as "iron frames".