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EC Meacham Arms Co

Hcop
I have an EC Meacham, 12 ga sxs, exposed hammers. I'm aware that EC Meacham was a hardware store in St Louis, MO between 1871 - 1900 and that the business did not manufacture guns but imported them and put their name on them. Mine has British proofmarks on it and a serial # in the 70,000 range.

I'm trying to determine the actual manufacturer of the shotgun. Has very strong similarities to the Greener of the 1800's. Any help is appreciated.

Thank you.
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  • RCrosby
    Hcop,
    Welcome to the forum. I can't help you with that shotgun specifically, but some good pictures would sure help those who can. Close up and sharp. If you need help with posting, there's a "sticky" that will walk you through the process.
    Good luck.
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  • hrf
    Is it this one? The 1884 Meacham price list has hammer doubles from $17 to $300. The other "English" gun shown is likely Belgian.

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  • Hcop
    Thanks Rob. I'll try to get some photos on here.

    HRF - the top image looks like it to a tee and the published description matches also. It just doesn't say "W.W. Greener" on the sides; rather it says "E.C. Meacham Arms C." Top of barrel rib says "Climax" and "Laminated Steel." It has a ton of elaborate engraving on the barrel rib and on all the stock metal. Stock has an oval shaped brass piece on the bottom, behind the pistol grip area. The butt plate is black and checkered w/ a diagonal strip and appears as plastic but upon closer exam, it seems to be made of black onyx, slate, or some other similar material. It makes sense that it would be a Greener as it has the Birmingham proof marks on the under side of the barrels. Thanks for the photo.
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