Maybe Walter can give us the real date. I have a 1E NID 10ga, serial #434133 that has a sunburst pad on it with patent pending on the trademark. The pad appears to be original to the gun; but who knows for sure?

Jim A.

Looked at the gun, it says "patent applied for" not patent pending. I was going from memory before, not a good thing.

Last edited by james-l; 02/19/07 05:52 PM.
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