Nitro Hunter Automatic Rifle

The easy answer is , Nitro Hunter was a trade name used on firearms the H&D Folsom used on firearms furnished to Belknap Hardware. Folsom had their own in house gun company, Crescent firearms Co. Which manufactured firearms for Folsom's distribution. H&D Folsom was in business from the late 1800s untill the 1930's. However I have never seen any information that Crescent ever made a automatic 22 rifle in their shops ( but then again there are a lot of things I haven't seen ). Now, here's an interresting thought, Crescent Firearms Company was purchased by Stevens around 1930. For about 10 years Crescent stayed in business and then faded out at the start of WWII, during those 10 years they still furnished Trade name firearms to their previous customers and if they didn't have exactly what their customers wanted , then Stevens did, in fact , at the end of Crescent's business life , all of their guns were made on Stevens machinery. I believe you have a a model of Steven's/Savage rifle. Could be wrong and way off the mark, but then again maybe I'm right? Other input??

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The Nitro-Hunter was made by the Baker Gun & Forge of Batavia, New York. It uses a modified receiver that was originaly made under a contract with Febiger Arms Company of New Orleans; a contract that fell through because of problems with the gun which left Baker stuck with a bunch of partially finished parts for guns that didn't work very well. Baker found a way to modify them to make a more workable rifle. I think Baker would have gladly made rifles for anyone that would buy them to try and use up the parts and get back some of their money that was investment in time and equipment for the Febiger contract.

An original Febiger magazine will not fit in the later, modified guns, without being modified - if you find one that will not fit right do not try to modify it, I would gladly trade one that will fit for it. I have a nice Febiger that has a later type magazine with it as noted in this picture.