DAVENPORT CATALOGS IN CURRENT PUBLICATION
1853 NR Davis began operations in Freetown, MA.; 1883 Name changed to NR Davis & Sons; 2927 Merged with Warner Arms Corp, became Davis-Warner Arms Corp. Davenport Arms began in Providence, RI in 1880, went out of business in 1884. Wm Davenport was Superintendant of Hopkins & Allen from 1884-1890. In 1890 the WH Davenport Fire Arms Co started in Norwich, CT. and in 1910 was bought by Hopkins & Allen.
Timeline:
- Hopkins & Allen (Norwich, CT) bought Forehand & Wadsworth in 1902
- Hopkins & Allen bought the assets of Davenport after Mr. D died in 1903
- Hopkins & Allen was bought by Marlin-Rockwell in 1916
- Crescent Arms Co. (formed 1892) of Norwich CT was bought by HD Folsom Co in 1893 (merged with Davis Warner in 1930) then trading as
- Crescent-Davis until bought by J Stevens in 1932
- Davis-Warner was formed by merging of NR Davis and Warner Arms in 1917
REFERENCE BOOKS:
- Breechloading Shotguns 1860-1940 Vol. I A-F
- Recognizing Side by Side Shotguns – Carder
- American Small Arms 1904
- Breechloading Shotguns 1860 -1940 Set of all 3 Volumes – Vorisek
RELATED CATALOGS:
- Forehand & Wadsworth c1880 Fire-Arms
- Forehand Arms Company – 1896
- Hopkins & Allen 1903 Arms Parts and Repairs Catalog
- N. R. Davis 1905 Guns Catalog
- Hopkins & Allen late 1907 Gun Guide and Catalog
- Hopkins & Allen 1908 Gun Catalog
- Hopkins & Allen 1911 Arms Co. Repair & Parts Catalogue
- N. R. Davis c1912, & Sons Gun Catalog
- Hopkins & Allen 1914 Arms Parts Catalog
- Marlin 1922 Repeating Rifles and Shotguns Catalog
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WH Davenport 1900 Fire Arms Company Catalog
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WH Davenport 1902 Fire Arms Company Catalog
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WH Davenport 1903 Fire Arms Company Catalog
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Some other catalogs featuring Davenport products:
- Edw K Tryon, Jr & Co. Guns & Sport Goods 1883 Catalog, Phila, PA
- Schoverling, Daly & Gales 1892 Firearms and Sport Goods Catalog
- Storrs & Candee Sporting Goods Catalog 1894 (Hartford, CT)
- Clabrough & Golcher 1895-6 Catalog (San Francisco)
- Hartley & Graham 1895 Gun Catalog (New York)
- Great Western Gun Works 1897- Retail Sport Goods and Guns
- Andrew Harris Sporting Goods 1899 Catalog- Providence, RI
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. 1900 Gun & Sport Catalog
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. 1902 Gun & Accessory Catalog
- American Small Arms 1904
- First Nat’l Co-Op Society, Chicago 1904 Gun Catalog
- Dunham-Fulton Gun Co. 1905 Catalog, Oshkosh, WI
- Powell and Clement 1909 Gun Catalog (Cincinnati Ohio)
- Schoverling, Daly & Gales 1909 Firearms and Sport Goods Catalog
- Hopkins & Allen 1911 Arms Co. Repair & Parts Catalogue
- Shotgun Trade Brand Names- Who Made or Used The Name 1880-1940