Got an Old Shotgun, need info on it and if there are parts available.

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The shotgun is a double barrel my great grandfather purchased in 1946 from a cousin of his. My grandad says the gun is probably older than him though I don't know for sure. It's a Crescent Arms Certified shotgun made by Crescent Davis Arms in Connecticut.

The forearm just needs to be refurbished, but the trigger mechanism would fire both shots whenever the gun was fired. It kicked hard enough to cause the stock to break and it needs a new one on it. The gun was last fired sometime in the 50's, so it's been a while. It just came to me and was wondering if it could ever fire again and would it be worth the cost to have a new stock made.

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Ok, I believe this gun was made between 1929 and 1931. I've seen conflicting stories out there on the web.

Main question.

Is it worth refurbishing? How much am I going to spend on a stock that has four wooden prongs that wrap around the sides of the breach.

I'm guessing right now, there are no parts available and I'd be spending tons of bucks to refurbish it.

Dangit, from what I've been told it has one heck of a drop on it and has killed hundreds of rabbits, squirrels and birds.
 
These old Crescent double barrel guns are no longer considered safe to shoot.

They were made as cheaply as possible to be sold through catalog houses and hardware stores.
The metals used were uncertain and they weren't made to shoot modern ammo.

The NRA says that these old guns are to be considered wall hangers only, and are of very little value.
 
The NRA says that these old guns are to be considered wall hangers only, and are of very little value.
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Then the NRA don't know squat. Crescent's were good working guns in their day much like Savage now. they're still good shooting guns but they aren't worth much.
 
The stock is busted and the action is worn to where it doubles.
You could not have it fixed for the price of a new gun.

Elmer Keith said to avoid cheap sidelock shotguns and this is a good example.
 
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I had glanced past the text due to the picture issues, but then I did spot:

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...but the trigger mechanism would fire both shots whenever the gun was fired.
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It is not always a big deal to fix worn sear edges to prevent doubling, but if the edges were recut by an amateur at any time, the amount of rework to improve the situation may require more removal of metal to provide clean engagement surfaces. That has been known to make a shorter hammer arc and create misfires, if egregious.

Stock replacement starts at $100+ for the semi-inlet/shape, from what I've seen, and the fitting and finishing beyond that is Hundreds, at least.
An economical completion (of a sort) might be possible with the owner having his own fun at the sanding and finishing, but then the other parts of the mechanism, forend rebuild mentioned, etc. can raise the bill a bit more.

Kirby
 
My wife's father's brother's wife's uncle was the late F.K. "Red" Elliot, nationally known master gunsmith and maker of chamber reamers. In his later years, to the family and friends "Red" became "Rex" after alopecia took his red hair, but he remained "Red" within the gun trade. In the late 60's I asked him about an old family relic of a gun, and his reply was, "Paint it green and hang it on the wall." He was aware that our walls were then a pale green.

What color are the OP's walls?
 
Yeah I kinda figured it wouldn't be worth much, but that's not why I'm looking. It's been in the family since new and my grandad grew up shooting it.

I'd like to get it in working condition if possible before he passes. I think that would make him pretty happy.
 
"Crescent's were good working guns in their day much like Savage now."

My father got a 16 ga. Essex/Crescent in the '30s (he was born in '22) and he and his younger brother wore it completely out (shot it loose) prior to WWII with simple small game upland hunting - no doves or repelling masses of garden attacking rabbits or anything. And they used .22s for squirrels.

I would take a Savage gun any day. Okay, maybe not, I got a new Fox Model B 12 ga. in the early '60s, didn't like it and sold it. Too heavy, kicked too hard, etc. And I was a big teenager.
 
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