As I understand it there was one company, owned by Sears and run by A. J. Aubry. The guns made for Sears used his name, the one made for the trade were sold under Meridian. I have a total of six Aubry/Meridians. All of mine are the same basic design with just one or two very minor changes. The quality of the mid grades is very nice. In the end I think Sears decided to buy clunkers from Belgian makers and better guns form others rather than try to make them their self and got out of the business after just a few years.

Hope I never come a cross the $250.00 model as I paid enough for the 52/53 model. Hate to think what a real nice example like that might cost.