The mystery begins with the current Colt Historian contradicting her predecessor, or so it would seem, based on the recollections of two of our members, both of whom are reporting on phone conversations, one recent and one not as recent. In other words, we're still short on any kind of evidence that would qualify as more than hearsay.
I'm sure Ms. Hoyt told Jim exactly what he is reporting to us, but it also seems pretty clear that there have been differing opinions over the years, that there still are, and that no one has produced records or other conclusive evidence. It does seem like we're getting closer.
It still intrigues me that high-quality doubles from such a famous maker (albeit not famous for shotguns) would still be so under-researched and so little understood. But if the gang here can't get to the bottom of it, nobody can. TT
