"Crown Steel" Archived Message Posted by Drew Hause on February 2, 2016, 2:51 pm, in reply to "Cumberland Steel" Wish we understood the history of "Crown Steel" Norm "Crown" was the brand name of the Crown and Cumberland Steel Co., Allegany County, Maryland which was established in 1872. Related to the Panic of 1893, Crown and Cumberland Steel was sold at a trustee sale in 1894, and then reorganized as Cumberland Steel and Tinplate Co. In 1901, the company became part of Crucible Steel. Hunter Arms introduced Crown Steel for the Pigeon Gun in 1893, and The Hunter Bicycles 1897 Catalog listed "Hunter Crown Steel Tubing" c. 1901 - 1903 Ithaca Gun Co. Quality 3 and above models have been identified with “Crown Steel” marked on the top of the barrels. I have no information (nor does Walt Snyder) regarding the source. AND in the 1900 Edition of The Horseless Age, Volume 7, Whiteley Steel Co. of Chicago with works in Muncie, Indiana also advertised “Crown Steel” http://books.google.com/books?id=QaFMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA39-IA37&dq At least in 1905 Hunter Arms had registered the name Message Thread: information - 0rville Turner February 1, 2016, 8:21 pm Re: information - David Williamson February 1, 2016, 9:37 pm Barrel marks - Drew Hause February 2, 2016, 2:09 am Re: Barrel marks - stanley February 2, 2016, 7:42 am Re: Barrel marks - Drew Hause February 2, 2016, 7:52 am Re: Barrel marks - Carl Erickson February 2, 2016, 10:38 am Cumberland Steel - Norm February 2, 2016, 12:42 pm "Crown Steel" - Drew Hause February 2, 2016, 2:51 pm Re: Barrel marks - stanley February 2, 2016, 2:40 pm   Searching