George,
Interesting about Carbine Williams...another noteworthy Newton story is the last known whereabouts of Chas Newton's personal .33 Newton (.338 Win w/out a belt) with Poldi Anti-corro barrel, was when Robert Kleasen blew off a guys foot with it for trespassing in Wyoming County NY...He then fled to Texas where he went into hiding and was later charged for the butchering of two Mormon missionaries that led to the Texas Chainsaw story. Kleasen was the last known owner of the best of Newtons personal collection. Kleasen was the nephew of Chet Bickers, Newton factory proof foreman and close friend of Charles Newton and Emil Flues. Later the famous underlever drilling that was made up for Newton (in Austria) for Fred Adolph, wound up in the hands of gun writer/photographer Harry O Dean only to be stolen by "High Tech Burglary Gang" member Joe Reece and sold at the Reno Gunshow in the early 70's...you can't miss the gun though...it has a big gold cypher CN right on top where the top lever would be
