You’re very welcome :-)
Armas Ego was quite well known in Spain, and produced the usual array of guns made to every price point at which a market existed. I lust after some of their express rifles (yes, Ego made some outstanding double rifles). Ego is not well known here in the States, IMO, because unlike AyA and Ugartechea very few US retailers (e.g. Stoeger, hardware stores, etc.) bought large numbers of inexpensive box lock guns to sell cheaply here in the States. Top end guns, like that model Especial, are seldom encountered here.
The Beristain Buffalo is a little more complicated. There were two makers named Beristain in business during the same period.
Beristain y Cia had shops in both Eibar and Barcelona, and mostly sold only his own production.
Beristain, SA was located in Eibar, made some number of his own guns which he sold under his own label, and retailed under his name guns he ordered from other makers (most commonly, IME, Industrias Ilja and Armas Parkemy). He also commonly retailed guns under his name from other non-Spanish, such as Jules Thonon. “Buffalo” was one of his trademarks, and Buffalo (or Bufalo) is commonly found on guns he sold, and is frequently mistaken for the model designation of the gun.
There will be another PM on its way to you in a moment.
