Gentlemen -
Would anyone care to offer information concerning the Bellmore Gun Company and what relationship, if any, they had with the L.C. Smith/Hunter Arms Co. production of quality SxS sporting arms.
I am interested in knowing if Bellmore was just a marketing firm, perhaps of Elsie doubles, as it seems unlikely that they, Bellmore, would have undertaken the manufacture of a double under a license from either Hunter or L.C.Smith.
I have just returned from an auction preview and while there I physically examined a Bellmore 12 gauge double that was a mirror image of the L.C Smith "Regular Frame" double gun.
Any information that may be provided would be useful for my purpose.
Thanks,
Webb
