My friend has an old double barrel Nickerbocker shotgun in 12ga that he wants to take to the range and shoot. It is marked Folsum Arms Co, NY, serial number is 40014. It locks up tight and checks out ok. Does anyone have information on this old shooter? He wants to try it out as a trap gun.
Your comments appreciated.

If the spelling is Folsom,,then it's:
H D Folsom. They were just the retail establishment. They sold firearms with all kinds of different names on them The list is probably 100 or more different brand names.
Knickerbocker (with a 'K') was one of those brand names used by Folsom.


The guns were made by the Cresent Firearms Co, which I think Folsom owned if I recall that correctly.
Cresent was in Norwich, Ct.
Folsom's retail address was NYCity.

Out of business before WW2.

If the gun does in fact pass a safety check, shooting it should not be a problem. Keep the ammo to the non-magnum class of course, the lower the pressure the better. There are thousands of the old timers still going out there. Just know their limits that's all.

If it has Damascus barrels, it was designed for black powder.

Buck