crescent

Question
hi there-------i recently picked up a crescent firearms 12 gauge single shot shotgun------i understand its a 50 dollar gun-------it says crescent fire arms on the receiver along with the g inside of the diamond-----i understand in another thread this meant government issue-----but in one of your threads in has to do with the quality of the barrell------mine is marked victor--my gun has a nickle plated receiver-----do you think it has any signifigance being nickle-----i just thought it was kinda neat and gave 40 bucks for it-----thanks for any info
joe

Answer
Hello Joe.
Can't say I remember stating that the G inside the diamond denotes the quality of the barrel. The quality of the barrel is generally stamped on top of the barrel. It may say 'Genuine Armory Steel', 'Drop Forged', 'Genuine Damascus Twist', etc. I don't know what the G stands for, but I question that it stands for 'Government Issue', as the firearm was not of the quality used by the U.S. Government. Crescent manufactured a great number of shotguns for different hardware and department stores around the U.S. The Victor was one of these. Crescent did nickle plate some of their shotguns, only to capture the interest of the buyer and make a few extra dollars. I have a collection of twelve of these Crescent shotguns. Only two have the nickle plated receiver. Yes, they may be a '50 dollar' gun, but I still shoot mine often. I have even won a few turkey shoots with a 'Crescent made' Mississippi Firearms Company 12 Gauge. I hope this answers your questions and thank you very much for asking for me. Charles Gage