The fluid steel barreled Matska marked Bernard was a big surprise Geno, and I wonder if Heuse-Lemoine actually made the barrels but had the rights to the highly regarded Bernard trademark?
Жидкая сталь barreled Бернард маркированное Matska была большим сярпризом Geno, и я интересую если Heuse-Lemoine фактически сделало бочонки но имело права к высоки, то - сосчитанным товарным знаком Бернард?
Heuse Lemoine was a major barrel maker and supplier, using smaller Vesdre valley makers
http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20h/a%20heuse%20lemoine%20gb.htmClaude Gaier's
Four Centuries of Liege Gunmaking sheds light on the connection between US and Belgian firms. Ernest Heuse-Lemoine (1834-1926) from Nessonvaux was a force in the Vesdre Valley for barrel making. He maintained agents in London, Birmingham, and New York and his firm supplied the Belgian royal court. Every 3 years he would travel aboard and upon his return, would be met by a band in celebration because he always came back with more work orders than his own firm could handle. He would then distribute some of the work to smaller barrel makers in the Vesdre. Gaier states that Heuse-Lemoine supplied damascus barrels for at least 50 years to US makers, and that he invented the names of "Boston" and "Washington" damascus especially for the American market.
The Bernard name and trademark was highly regarded throughout Europe, and gaining the rights to the name would have been a big coup for Heuse-Lemoine.
