American 20th Century Side by Sides
 

I'm kind of buying at least one of each. I consider them a bargain as functional artistic guns, especially engraved middle level guns other than Parkers.
I like American doubles: the fact they break down so easily, the fact of their appearance, the fact of their ancestry of design being originally converted muzzleloaders, and the fact they were made in America.
I own a Parker, a LC Smith, an Ithaca, a Fox, a Lefever, a Winchester 21, and a Baker. What am I missing? I know about the Remington 1894 and the Hatfield. Does anyone know about other makers?

I would add a Colt to your collection
They are beautiful and great quality.

I do want to have one! I have in my my mind they ended production before the 20th century?

I think production ended around 1895.

Colt was actually gone by the 20th Century --

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My 1900 J.H. Johnston Great Western Gun Works catalog was still offering the Colt Hammerless Doubles. I says only a few left.

American Arms Co.'s Whitmore Hammerless just made it to the 20th Century --

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Syracuse Arms Co. started about 1893, but made it to maybe 1908 --

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Baltimore Arms was 1900 to 1904 --

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Hollenbeck/Three-Barrel/Royal Gun Co. was 1901 to 1910 --

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Tobin Arms Manufacturing Co. was founded in 1904 --

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operated in the U.S. through 1909 then moved to Woodstock, Ontario, Canada and operated until WW-I.

Ansley Fox's Philadelphia Arms Co. was incorporated in 1902, built a factory and was finally producing a gun in latter 1904 --

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Then in late 1904 Ansley left and by the spring of 1905 founded the A.H. Fox Gun Co.

Those are a few I can think of quickly. There were some nice J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co. doubles in the years just before WW-I.

I didn't know Colt made it until 1900! Dang, this is a bigger project than I thought. Of the ones you mentioned, Researcher, which ones were made significant numbers? So that I have a reasonable chance of finding one in decent shape?

Any Meriden Firearms Co gun is a beautiful piece. Their high grade guns rivaled Parker's higher grades, and were usually engraved by contractors who worked for many other companies.

How about H&R,Iver Johnson, and The American Gun Co..Your project is a bit more complicated than what you initially envisioned, but certainly a worthy endeavor.

But why limit yourself to only 20th century guns? There are some amazingly beautiful guns produced before 1900 that truly deserve to be appreciated. Half of my collection were made in the 19th century.





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When I started collecting, I had the same quest as you. I wanted one of each American made SXS. Then I got hooked on Parkers.