If it is marked only Blue Grass, not Blue Grass Model 1900 or Bluegrass Arms Co, and is a hammer double, it was made by Hopkins & Allen Arms, 1896 to 1915, according to Vorisek's Shotgun Markings.
Belknap Hardware- along with many others, sold shotguns made under their name by Crescent Firearms.
Store brand.
$50-$125, depending on model and condition. They were made for Belknap hardware stores by one of the regular gunmakers.
Wish I knew. I to have a Belknap shotgun but all I can find is that it was one of the largest hardware manufacturers of the the time (up to 1940). So your guess is as good as mine.
The value of a Belknap Bluegrass double bit axe can vary depending on its condition, age, and rarity. Generally, these axes can range from $50 to over $200, with well-preserved vintage models fetching higher prices among collectors.
It is a Essex Arms shotgun made by the Belknap tool Company of Louisville KY Bluegrass was the trade name for a broad variety of high quality steel hand tools. Sold in hardware stores all over the South and Mid Atlantic. They made Saws, Pitchforks Coffee pots But they are most well known for their Number 47 16 oz Hammer. The company folded in the mid 1980s. Bluegrass products can be identified by a small three leaf clover that would say Bluegrass Louisville KY.. The other side would normally say Belknap Tool Co. These shotguns ranged from lower priced farmers shotguns to higher priced models that could be ordered with no markings. Shotguns like these were sold all over North America with different names from the late 1880s until the depression. They are commonly called ''Hardware Store Guns"
The Essex brand was manufactured by a number of companies ie.. Crescent, Harrington & Richardson, and Stevens for distribution by Belknap Hardware Co. in St Louis, and Folsom's retail outlets in N.Y.
10-100 USD depending on condition.
I think I just answered this yesterday. Volunteer was a trade name owned by Belknap Hardware of Louisville, KY. The guns were made by Crescent, Crescent-Davis, Davis-Warner, Stevens, etc.
Bluegrass was a trade name used by Belknap Hardware of Louisville, KY. The Mossberg model L was a new one for me, but I found it in the books and it fits your description to a T. Blue Book says it was manufactured from 1929 to 1932 and the value at 60% = $165 and at 100% = $450. Parts are going to be hard to find for something that had such a limited run, unless other Mossbergs would use the same buttplate. You might try Numrich Gun Parts at the related link. * Those prices are for a gun with the Mossberg name. Having the Bluegrass name will probably take a bit off the value to a Mossberg collector (if there is such a thing) but maybe add a bit if you can find someone who collects Belknap items.
Crescent Firearms Co or Crescent-Davis Arms Corp, for Belknap Hardware.
20-100 usd