I'm trying to track down a stock maker by the name of Albert P. Kessel, he was born in Germany circa 1854. Emigrated to the US in 1883 and shows up on the Syracuse city directory for 1889-1890. The 1900 Census show him in Brooklyn. I have a note in my Schaefer (Boston)file that he worked for Schaefer, no date. My notes also say that some Lefever shotguns have his name stamped under the grip cap.
Does anyone have a Kessel marked Lefever stock, if so from what period (date) is it? There have been reports of Schuetzen loading tools with his name on them, there is also a Pope-Ballard Schuetzen rifle stock with his stamp "A.P. Kessel" just in back of the grip.
