Victor Sarasqueta Shotgun Serial Numbers
The firm of Victor Sarasqueta was founded in 1883 and received a Royal Warrant as a purveyor to the King of Spain in 1902. The firm concentrated primarily on side by side double shotguns of British design. Boxlock guns of Anson & Deely pattern and sidelock guns of Holland & Holland pattern were produced. Don Victor's firm also built a sidelock action over & under shotgun which appears similar to the British Woodward action.
The company also produced SxS double rifles in African calibers for dangerous game. A single barrel sidelock action trapgun was offered during the 1950's.
Serial Number: 170640. Approx Barrel Length: 25 'FIN# 8-91-1 Description: Up for Auction is a very well made European Ansont Deely type Boxlock action 20ga SxS. It was made in Spain in the early 1960's by Victor Sarasqueta and imported by Stoeger. This model has a boxlock. Victor Sarasqueta Pre 1930 model and year. Aug 26, 2010 The serial number is 124790. Rookie needs help identifying victor sarasqueta. Rookie needs help identifying victor sarasqueta. Don Victor's firm also built a sidelock action over & under shotgun which appears similar to the British Woodward action.
Following World War 2, many Eibar based gunmakers, including Victor Sarasqueta, engaged in volume production of guns which were built to a price required by North American importers and major sporting goods retailers. Throughout its history, the firm continued to produce higher quality bespoke guns according to a client's personal specifications for weight, stock dimensions, barrel length, choke, rib type, etc. The top of the line Models 12E and 206E featured elaborate deep chisled engraving on the frame and breech end of the barrels.
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Other models featured traditional Churchill, Holland or Purdey engraving patterns. The 1970's and 80's saw a major downturn in business for Spanish gunmakers. During this time, Victor Sarasqueta, S.A.
Was reorganized as Victor Sarasqueta Rifles y Escopetas Especiales, S.A. A number of models were discontinued and the production range was reduced to two boxlock models and eight sidelock shotgun and three sidelock double rifle models.
In the mid-1980's, the firm became part of the ill-fated Diarm group which tried to consolidate several Spanish gunmaking firms into one company. The Diarm firm closed their doors in the late 1980's ending a chapter in Spanish gunmaking. The Victor Sarasqueta firm should not be confused with the firms of J.J.
Sarasqueta or Felix Sarasqueta, both of which survived the 1980's. Victor and Knickerbocker were Crescent-Davis (circa 1888 to about 1940) 'utility' guns manufactured for various hardware stores, retail outlets, and H & D Folsom Sporting Goods of New York City. Serial numbers don't help much on these - no one has ever tried to determine the method Crescent used to assign them or research original records (probably none exist) - but it would have been made somewhere between 1893 and 1932. Value is in the neighborhood of $85-150 unless it is in absolutely new condition.
Of course, if it is broken/worn out/rusted it will be worth little or nothing. %DETAILS% American Gun Company was the house brand of H&D Folsom Sporting Goods of New York. The Victor was manufactured by Crescent Firearms, Norwich, CT, which was owned by Folsom from 1893 - 1932. Victor and Knickerbocker were Crescent-Davis (circa 1888 to about 1940) 'utility' guns manufactured for various hardware stores, retail outlets, and Folsom's retail outlets.
Currently there is no collector value. Approximate value on any of these are $85 to $150, depending on condition. Regards, Jay Gentry Shotgunworld.com. %DETAILS%%FOLLOWUPS% Here's a link to an American Rifleman article It is primarily about double barrel shotguns, but it also applies to your Victor Singleshot. It was manufactured by Crescent Arms, Norwich, CT, and retailed by H & D Folsom Sporting Goods of New York City.
Serial numbers don't help much on these - no one has ever tried to determine the method Crescent used to assign them or research original records (probably none exist) - but it would have been made somewhere between 1893 and 1932. Apparently Victor Collette was not a prolific gunmaker. I can only find one other reference to his work. That is a pinfire revolver, so apparently he was active in the last half of the 19th century. If you examine your shotgun, you should find an oval surrounding the letter s ELG and a star. If there is a crown over this oval, the gun was proofed in Leige, Belgium, after 1893. If there is no crown, it was proofed earlier.