Nitro Hunter

[Fordmadman]

My father has this old 12 gauge single shot nitro hunter we have asked everyone we know about the history of this gun and people say they have never heard of them he bought it a long time ago and he was wondering about the history of this gun. Has anyone ever heard of this model of gun?

 

[4sarge]

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Between the words Nitro Hunter is the skull of a ram etched/machined on the left side of the receiver. Underneath are the words "trade mark reg'd".
The proof mark/ser.#(?)6574, has been hand punched in the left side of the breechblock area as well as on the receiver, an inch behind the trigger guard. Very large trigger guard.
Beautiful wood stock, and wood butt plate. No carvings.

HUNTER
H&D FOLSOM & Crescent ARMS CO ON SHOTGUNS MADE FOR THE BELKNAP HARDWARE CO OF LOUIS KY

HUNTER ARMS Co
SHOTGUN MFG WHO PURCHASED THE L.C. SMITH GUN CO OF SYRACUSE NY -1890- AND CONTINUED TO MAKE THE L.C. SMITH SHOTGUN, ALONG WITH HUNTER AND FULTON BRAND GUNS. TAKEN OVER BY MARLIN 1948
My records indicate that possibly your shotgun is the Belknap B68D and is actually the Savage 94D
Model 94D:

Which is also the Springfield single barrel shotgun with same mod. No. Made from 1937-1939