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Question I have a single barrel shotgun and Iam trying to find out who made it.
On the Butt plate it has a eagle with A*F and Co.(the "and" goes sideways) on a banner at the feet of the eagle
On the top of the barrel is says Genuine Twist.
On the left side of the barrel it says choke bored.
Right below that,But not on the barrel it says
Worlds Challenge Ejector
The only #'s I could find was 79301, I assume that it is serial #..
Under the butt plate has a hunting license date in 1931 so I know it is atleast that old.
I would appreciate any help you could give me
Because I do not know anything about shotguns
Thank You
Linda
Answer Linda,
Your shotgun was manufactured by Andrew Fyrberg & Co. Fyrberg was a gun designer that worked for Iver Johnson for a while before going on his own in 1896. He primarily built break-top revolvers, single barrel shotguns and a few side by side type shotguns.
Fyrberg contracted with Sears, Roebuck in 1903 to produce firearms exclusively for sale in the Sears, Roebuck catalog. Ultimately, Sears ended up making an investment in his company to allow him to expand production resulting in he and his two sons becoming salaried employees of Sears. Production was moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut in 1904 after the Sears investment.
It is a little fuzzy in the research since there are conflicting stories, but I believe Fyrberg made shotguns for Sears principally between 1899 and 1906. Some references say that the shotguns continued to be produced as late as 1915, but I have not been able to verify this last point.
At the time they were inexpensive, utilitarian guns that sold for prices in the $10 range. It does not appear that these are collectable guns as current values seem to range from $35 to $100 depending on condition.
You appear to have an interesting old shotgun that probably does not have much in the way of actual value, but has an interesting history...
