Hi Larry,
The family started out making guns. It does seem that the more it went, the less they made, and the more they retailed, i.e. like moving from a Purdey model to a Evans/Jeffery model.
There is a rumor out there, that 20th century guns made by GR had their name in a banner on the locks. And of course, those guns should bear Paris proofmarks at least post 1899.
They did have in house workers even at the end for repair purposes.
Best regards,
WC-