The 1915-1916 Sears catalog illustrates the Diamond Grade with Damascus.
"Two Meriden Hammerless Guns in which an especially high degree of perfection in all details of strength, balance and beauty of design has been attained, guns which can be classed among the finest product of world renowned American skill in gun manufacture."
In 1916 the manufacturing facility was sold to New England Westinghouse, possibly because Westinghouse had just received a contract to produce Mosen Nagant rifles and bayonets for Russia. Some guns were produced in another factory on Center Street in Meriden until 1918 when Sears announced that the Meriden Fire Arms Company would discontinue the manufacture of sporting guns
Confusion exists regarding the A.J. Aubrey/ Meriden Fire Arms doubles and the other line of much higher grade guns called "THE MERIDEN GUN."
The 1910 Meriden Fire Arms Co. catalog shows the following grades - A with Whitworth, Krupp, or 6-blade damascus for $250 with AE, B with Krupp or 6-blade for $185 with AE, C with Krupp or 4-blade for $110 with AE, D "Trap Gun" with Krupp or 3-blade for $90 with AE, E "Quail Gun" with Krupp and ONLY 16G for $60 (no AE offered), F with Krupp or 3-blade for $60 with AE, G with Krupp for $40.
Production of these guns was quite limited, and I don't know the dates of production. It is not known if the intended market for these more expensive models may have been Fred Biffar's company or other national dealers.