The carving reminds me of a Kennedy shotgun that I own. Minneapolis is not so far from Chicago to think that a Kennedy workman could not have built these. Or at the least, did the carving.
Kennedy Bros were both builders of shotguns and sellers of others work.
Just a thought.
Best,
John


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