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Tobin Arms Co. Norwich, Conn. Field grade 16ga
Guns International #: 102627799 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Shotguns - American Double - Shotguns - 16 Gauge
Seller's Information
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Seller: Loving Doubles
Company: Loving Doubles
Member Since: 9/6/09
First Name: Ben
State: California
Country: United States
Phone: (310) 546-6484
Number of Active Listings: 31
Total Number of Listings: 150
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: , MO, Bank Cks
Description:
Tobin 16 ga #7606
This Tobin shotgun is in very good condition. It appears to have been shot very little but is shop worn. It is mechanically in excellent working order and locks up as new. Tobin shotguns are true sidelocks of excellent design and locks via a rotary bolt much like an L C Smith. It is all original with most of the original action finish and stock varnish. the forend has a hairline crack. The 28” Trojan Steel barrels have excellent bores, are free of dents or other imperfections but the blue has mostly drifted brown. It is a field grade gun on a par with Smith, Fox, or Parker. Tobins in 16 ga are very uncommon.
From Wikipedia
“Tobin Arms was a firearms company started in 1905 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA. It produced side-by-side and double-barrel shotguns in various grades. The company moved to Woodstock, Ontario, Canada in 1909 or 1910. It then made shotguns until 1925 before shutting down.
Frank Major Tobin was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on January 24, 1862. As a young man he shipped out on a whaler, but the sea did not prove to be a lasting calling. He was drawn to the American west, and there he met and married his wife Anna, who was also born in Canada, in August 1868. Frank and Anna’s first child was born in Nebraska in March 1892. The next two children were born in Illinois. By 1897 Frank was in Norwich, Connecticut, working as a sales agent for W.H. Davenport Firearms Company. By 1901 he had a similar position with Hopkins & Allen Arms Company. Somehow when he was on the road for these Norwich companies he acquired the rights to Patent No. 498,043 for a breech Loading Firearm, granted May 23, 1893, to C.M. Wollam of San Francisco, California. The Tobin Arms Manufacturing Company of Norwich, Connecticut was incorporated in 1903 with F.M. Tobin as president, A.L. Potter as vice-president, and B.H. Palmer as secretary-treasurer. The company purchased a site formerly occupied by a grist mill, which was rebuilt and new buildings added, and commenced production of a hammerless double barrel shotgun based on Wollam’s patent. All the Tobin guns I’ve examined carry the stamp on the watertable “Pat’d May 23-93 and Patents Pending.” The gun was marketed as the Tobin Simplex Gun. The first guns were shipped in September 1904. The Tobin Simplex Gun was produced in a variety of grades from $30 to $200, and with options of either automatic ejectors or a single-selective trigger for $20, or both for $40. On the highest grade internal parts were gold plated and ejectors or the single-selective trigger were each $25 extra. At the same time ejectors were $5 extra on a Remington. The lower grade guns used Trojan Nitro Steel barrels, the middle grades Fluid Steel Krupp Essen barrels, and the highest grades offered the choice of Fluid Steel Krupp Essen or DeMoya Fluid Steel. Production of guns in 12- and 16-gauge continued in Norwich into 1909, and the generally accepted figure is that 11,089 hammerless doubles were produced in Norwich.
Tobin Arms Manufacturing Company, Limited, was incorporated on August 9, 1909, with its principle place of business stated as Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. Again the company produced a line of Tobin Simplex Guns in 12- and 16-gauge and a variety of grades from $25 to $250. In addition a hammer double using the same frame and bolting as the hammerless was added to the line at $20, and a simple .22 caliber single shot Boy Scout Rifle was added to the line of shotguns at $5. Advertising by Tobin Arms Manufacturing Company, Ltd. continued into 1916, but by then at least part of the factory had been taken over by the Arnold Thompson Tool Company. The generally accepted serial number range for hammerless doubles was 11,090 to 18,395. Tobin Arms Manufacturing Company, Ltd. is not listed in the Woodstock City Directories after 1916, and its charter was surrendered to the Provincial Secretary and Registrar on December 19, 1921. Frank Major Tobin lived the rest of his life in Woodstock. For many years he was secretary of the Canadian Stove Manufacturers Association. He was also involved in the marketing of a collapsible boat and early experiments with milk cartons. Frank died October 10, 1939.
Price: $850.00
Curio/Relic: Yes
Shotgun Gauge: 16 Gauge
Manufacturer: Tobin Arms Co. Norwich, Conn
Model: Field
Serial Number: 7050
Barrel Length: 28
Chambers: 2 9/16
Ejectors: No
Condition: Very good
Metal Condition: Very good
Wood Condition: Very good
Bore Condition: excellent
Barrels: Trojan Steel
Barrel Type: Double
Action: Sidelock
Triggers: double
Stock: Walnut
Stock Comb: 1 1/2
Stock Heel: 2 3/4
Stock Cast: neutral
Fore End: Splinter
Butt Pad: Original HRBP
LOP: 141/4
Weight: ca. 61/2 lbs
Manufacture Date: ca. 1906
Choke Left: full
Choke Right: Modified
Engraving: line
Item Location: CA
Proof:Nitro: yes