Have it checked by a gunsmith to verify that it is safe to shoot or hang it on the wall. A Leader Gun Co was made for Charles Williams Stores of New York by the Crescent Fire Arms Company of Norwich, Ct. It was considered a good quality inexpensive gun in its day. Its day was sometime between 1892 and 1930.
Theate Freres of Belgium if it is a double with outside hammers. Crescent Fire Arms if it is a hammerless double. Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle if it is a single shot.
The Estwing company manufactures tools such as hammers, axes, and picks. One of their most popular products is a geology pick, useful for breaking up rocks to examine them, and also it is marked to provide a sense of scale in photographs.
The ROBUST shotgun was made by Manufrance, which was France's largest private gun manufacturing company. If you look underneath the barrels, it should be marked as to year of manufacture. Value is going to have to be determined by a hands-on appraisal.
Interesting shotgun. The patent date is the giveaway. The shotgun was actually made by the Crescent Firearms Company which was the largest shotgun manufacturer in the US at the time. It was absorbed by HD Folsom, a huge firearm importer/distributor, and continued making shotguns for that firm under many different brand names until Folsom was absorbed by Stevens c.1930. I do not know what hardware store or mail-order store used the GET THERE brand name. Vorisek's "Shotgun Markings" attributes that patent date to WH Davenport. His entry for GET THERE indicates "unknown manufacturer" so I guess this date was not marked on the example he examined. Unfortunately, Joe passed away on Christmas Day, 2005, and I do not know what will happen to his documentation.
The 12-gauge double-barrel side-by-side shotgun marked "Made for Richland Arms Co., Made in Spain, Blissfield Mich, Mod 200" is likely a Spanish-manufactured shotgun that was imported by Richland Arms Co. for the American market. The value of such shotguns typically ranges from $200 to $600, depending on their condition, rarity, and market demand. It's recommended to consult a firearms expert or appraiser for a more precise evaluation based on its specific condition and features.
charles roges shotgun
Armas ARAL, which is still in business.
Theate Freres of Belgium if it is a double with outside hammers. Crescent Fire Arms if it is a hammerless double. Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle if it is a single shot.
To find hammers for old rabbit ear shotguns check with Dixie Gun Works
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.
Can't be before 1892 or after 1931. If it is hammerless AND has fluid steel barrels, it is after 1903. Open hammers and/or damascus barrelled guns continued to be manufactured after that date also.
Value is as a decorator piece only - not safe to fire with modern ammunition. $200 in top condition. sales@countrygunsmith.net
If it is marked 'American Gun Company' on the sideplate, it would be worth $200 tops. Primarily considered as a mantle decoration and unsafe to shoot with modern ammunition. sales@countrygunsmith.net
THE NICKel PLATING IS PROBABLY AFTERMARKET, BELGIUM WAS KNOWN FOR HUNDREdS OF DIFFERENT MAKES OF GUNS. THE EXPOSED HAMMERS DO INDICATE A BEFORE 1950 ERA.IF THERE IS NO MAKERS NAME VISiBLE YOU'Re LOOKING AT $100 TO $150 MAX
In every city there are multiple blacksmiths marked as hammers on your map.
It will be marked on the receiver. It was made in 1980
Winchester