Bill:

Maybe I shouldn't be so harsh on brother Adolph as he does provide some nuggets but I believe that his adverts for his wares are quite deceiving on the actual amount of effort he contributed, but then again that was typical of almost all firearms merchants. His article from 1915 and in particular the reason for the tubes to be delivered in tandem, is quite possibly accurate along with his percentages. Anticorro, Antinite, Krupp Special Weapons Grade, Witten & Excelsior are some of the upper rung tube steel types and I'm sure we could add Whitworth and a couple of the Liege steel types.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
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