The records were destroyed, supposedly in a WW-II paper drive. These Crescent and American guns were also sold in bulk to 'the trade' marked with virtually any name the buyers requested. The single barrels made under both company names were called Victor - 'Victor Special', No. Doubles had coil springs while the Crescents had a bent piece of spring wire making the very cheapest possible V-Spring. They made a lot of very low priced shotguns for H&D Folsom to market under the American Gun Co.Īnd the Crescent Fire Arms Co. There was a gun factory in Norwich, Conn., that was owned by H&D Folsom Arms Co., 314 Broadway, New York City, from about 1893 to 1930.
On the left side of the gun it is marked KNICKERBOCKER, and.
