Of academic value only at this point in time, but sometimes trivia is interesting in and of itself.
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I've often wondered what the total annual production is these days for new artisan made guns and how that maps to demand
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For the Spanish artisanal gun makers (like the late Ugartechea) production and demand has a one-to-one relationship. The Spanish artisanal shotgun maker doesnt begin work on a gun without an order and a deposit.
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I guess we'll never know if Ugartechea would have been in better shape with an O/U in their catalogue.
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Ugartechea cataloged both box lock and side lock O/U shotguns for many years. They were dropped from the catalog due to lack of orders.
