Don't forget that Spies, Kissam & Company & L. D. Nimschke were pen pals at the very least & I'm lead to believe he executed the bulk of their engraving needs. Also the Belgian mark is yet another clue that the gestecks were being sourced from Liege early on for Daly's needs. 1st he sourced the Brits for components, then the Belgians and I'm sure set the stage for the talented pool of Suhl mechanics to grow their own. I may have said it 1 too many times but Schoverling, Daly & Gales is the thread that binds all early American breech loader offerings. Any initials in the Doll's head well? M-4 has been on my case to get all the particulars on the talent pool in Suhl/Zella Mehlis in a searchable format. With that parameters, sourcing lines, etc. will need to be an integral component.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
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