Gentlemen, this is to request any information concerning E. C. Schmidt, of Boston, Massachusetts, said to have been a nineteenth century American importer of German / Prussian guns, as well as an importer of fine European guns from other regions.

I seem to recall reading here that E. C. Schmidt may have acquired or perhaps supplanted William R. Schaefer & Son in subtly importing from Prussia Lindner-sourced guns in-the-white for the American marketplace. Schmidt may have subsequently finished the imported guns in the U.S., as Schaefer had done. I cannot find any other information online or elsewhere about E. C. Schmidt, which company seems to have been a comparatively obscure company, given the frustrating absence of information.

I appreciate all information concerning the subject E. C. Schmidt company, especially that concerning its business relationship with Lindner and other Suhl gun-makers or area outworkers generally, and learning the dates it was in business. If you can name or cite the sources of the provided information, I would like to know that too. Posted pages from catalogs once issued by E. C. Schmidt, for example, would be very welcome. Beginning and ending trade dates for this company are important to know for my purposes.

Thank you for whatever information you can provide, which is always gratefully received. With my


Regards to all,

Edwardian