In 1930 Savage bought both of them -- Crescent Fire Arms Co., from H&D Folsom, and the Davis-Warner Arms Corp. and combined them into the Crescent-Davis Arms Corp. Savage set them up in Norwich to operate as a competitor to their Stevens/Springfield/Riverside operation in Chic Falls.
In 1931 they offered three Crescent sidelock doubles -- EMPIRE (No. 60) with a jobber price of $12, resale to the trade at $14.50 and list price of $17.75 -- the New EMPIRE (No. 9) with a Jobber price or $12.50, resale to the trade at $15.25 and a list price of $18.75 got you a white bead fron sight, checkering and a capped pistol grip -- the New EMPIRE (No. 88) jobber $15.00, trade $19.00 and list $23.50 got a middle white bead and a Jostam Hy-Gun recoil pad added to the features of the No. 9. All three guns were offered in 12-, 16- and 20-gauges and .410-bore. No chamber lengths were stated.
For their boxlock line of Davis Certified guns they offered -- the "Ajax" Grade (Model 800) with an uncheckered half pistol grip stock for jobber $12.00, dealer $14.50 and list $17.75 -- the "Premier" Grade (Model 801) got you checkered wood, a capped pistol grip and a Lyman ivory front sight for jobber $12.50, trade $15.25 and list $18.75 -- the "Premier Special" Grade (Model 802) got the addition of a Joatam Anti-Flinch recoil pad and the middle bead for jobber $15.00, dealers $19.00 and list $23.50 -- the "DeLuxe" Grade (Model 803) which got you automatic ejectors, twin Lyman ivory sights, checkered wood with a capped pistol grip and hard rubber butt plate for jobber $15.50, dealer $19.50 and retail $26.50 -- the top of the Davis line was the "DeLuxe Special" (Model 805) which added a Jostam Anti-Flinch recoil pad jobber $16.75, dealer $21.00 and retail $28.75. The extractor guns were offered in 12-, 16- and 20-gauges and .410-bore while the ejector guns were only in 12-, 16- and 20-gauges.
The operation didn't succeed and by the later 1930s the remaining boxlock Crescent-Davis doubles were being offered in the back of the Stevens illustrated price lists behind the Springfield line.
The Winchester Model 24 is still the most aweful American double ever made!!!
