Gary,
Since I first prepared your letter back in 2008 I have discovered that your rifle, number 1111, came back through Abercrombie & Fitch as a "Left For Sale" (Consigned) rifle in 1953. I have gotten very busy of late but if you can be a bit patient I'll send you new documents that include the 1953 transaction.
If the gun was engraved when it was first built in 1930 or 1931 as appears to be the case since the notation "Fancy" appears in the ledger, it is unlikely that it is Fugger engraved. When I first started to research the ledgers I assumed that the "Fancy" notation applied to the quality of the wood. Having had the opportunity to campare more existing guns to their descriptions in the ledgers, I now believe that it meant that the rifle was engraved.
Bob Beach
Records Archivist
Griffin & Howe, Inc
