Raimey and Mike are correct. Most Master Makers worked for a large firm. These firms did a lot of business with lower end guns destined for farmers, etc and sold from a catalog. For instance Pieper used Royal along with a dozen other names.


Turning damascus


Pieper's barrel shop.

Trade guns are a different breed. In the 1930's Belgium was producing black powder percussion guns for the Congo trade. The Congo was their African colony (and a point of shame in their history).



Trade guns


Pete

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