![]() ![]() The weapons themselves were also not standardized, but it is generally accepted that most agents were issued a revolver and shotgun often a short barreled shotgun that was easier to wield in the tight spaces of a rail car or on a moving stagecoach. ![]() During the Wells Fargo & Co.'s heyday as an express company, the company did not have a standardized method of marking the weapons purchased by its agents to equip the men who guarded their shipments. The left barrel is marked "CHOKE BORED", and the right is marked "GENUINE ARMORY STEEL." The barrels have been shortened as was common for guns used by Wells Fargo shotgun messengers and express car agents in the late 19th century and the early years of the 20th century. The bottom of the shotgun's action is marked with the inscription, "WF & Co" in large letters. ![]() was a trade name used on Crescent Fire Arms Co. ![]()
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