John,

First some great photos. Second if you say Monte Kennedy I don't see any reason to disagree with that.

I have a couple of reprints of catalogs from a Apex in Sun Valley California back when Kennedy was stocking for them. The copies are not very good but you can still see the little curve at the bottom of the pistol grip on his checkering.

I'm not very knowledgeable about postwar makers and from what little I know it sure looks like Kennedy to me.

MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014