12ga double barrel hammerless

[slyty]

Hello, has anybody ever heard of a Swift Special hammerless double barrel? i'm trying to find out when it was made. it says miller morris hardware co.
Winnipeg,Manitoba…my fathers had it for over 50 years

 

[marshall]

You will have to look for some prove marks , or lack of them
Look on bottom of barrels a chamber and on the water table-
flats on reciever under the barrels.

 

[Claybuster]

X2 on the proof marks. I would bet you will find one with a crown and the letters ELG indicating Belgium manufacture. Most of the "house brand" hardware store shotguns came from Belgium.

 

[smellie]

There were also a lot of 'house brand' shotguns built by various factories in the States.... and they don't have proofmarks.

If it's Belgian, there will be a mark that looks like a little tower and there will be letters ELG, likely in an oval with a crown.

If it's English, the proofmarks will be either BP or BNP for Birmingham, GP for London.

If it's American, it doesn't have to have any at all.

That should get you started, anyway.

 

[slyty]

thanks for the info…cheers