I wonder if anyone can help me. I am based in the UK and have just acquired a .375 rifle whose provenance is a bit of a mystery to me. I'm looking at a beautiful rifle with engravings of lions and African scenes. On it is a serial number and
"L G Thomas Shreveport, Louisiana" and also "Griffin & Howe Inc. New York PAT. 1,856,549 May 3, 1932." Since I am in the UK i know nothing of, I assume the maker of the gun L G Thomas. Searching in your forum earlier I found in 2010 some brief references to L G Thomas when an earlier poster was inquiring. Can anyone help me - who is L G Thomas and is the Griffin & Howe date of 1932 a reference to the patent date rather than the gun date?