We really are looking at the American sxs as it peaked. The Meriden / Aubrey / Meriden certainly had the potential to become a classic. It was a turbulent time. It is surprising that any of the classic makers survived it. Some developed a following. Others could never loose their "hardware gun" images.

In just about 1 year, we have jointly been able to document nearly 90 guns. It has brought us closer to understanding the production volumes of the Aubrey guns. It now is looking to be roughly 10,000 Aubrey guns with an unknown number of Meriden guns so far. It is also the 1st effort that I am aware of to be done as a group online effort.

I look forward to what we will learn in the coming year.

Pete

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