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∙ 14y agoNo published sn data that I know of.
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∙ 14y agonitro hunter shotgun single barrel with exposed hammer stamped belknap hdwre and mfg serial 5516
A75183
50-100
Crescent Fire Arms Company was the manufacturer of the Nitro Hunter shotgun. It was as an exclusive in-house brand of Belknap Hardware in Louisville.
20-100 usd
20004 to 2007
Nitro Hunter: Trade name manufactured by Crescent Firearms, Norwich, CT, and retailed by Belknap Hardware Company of Louisville, Kentucky. "Nitro" implies that it was intended for smokeless powder. Not much collector interest in hardware store guns, but if it is checked out by a qualified gunsmith, it may be worth $200+ as a shooter.
The Nitro-Hunter was made by the Baker Gun & Forge of Batavia, New York. It uses a modified receiver that was originaly made under a contract with Febiger Arms Company of New Orleans. These were made for sale by the Belknap Hardware company. Depending on condition, around $150 or so.
About $65-$75, depending on condition. Thee were low $$$ guns made by Crescent, who used about 100 different names. The Nitro Hunter was made for a chain of hardware stores.
Nitro in the name would imply smokeless powder, so the earliest would be shortly after 1900. Could have been as recent as 1945.
I have a nitro hunter 12 ga serial 555281 $50 for the whole gun
Not a whole lot. 'Nitro Hunter' was a tradename used by the Belknap Hardware Co on shotguns they retailed through their mailorder catalog from c.1890-1930. These were distributed by H&D Folsom, and were probably actually made by Crescent Firearms which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Folsom. They have no collector interest, and routinely sell under $100. www.countrygunsmith.net