A buddy just gave me an old damascus SxS made by the "Blake Gun Co Boston", which it has stamped on both sides of the action. I can find no information on this company in my books or on the intraweb.
There are two geese, one per side, stamped just below the Blake stamp. The serial number on the flats doesn't match that of the receiver but it's not off by much. The SN on the fore end/flats is 11247 - forget what the receiver is but it's 11xxx something or other. There is a patent applied for stamp on the receiver which lists a date in '91 - no doubt that's 1891. The receiver has a very odd sort of dull coppery patina to it - not like blueing and not like the silvery raw metallic color when the blueing has worn off. The checkering is basic, and of the flat English style. The butt stock has a pronounced angle forward from the bottom to the top at the butt plate. Double triggers, tang safety.
Any of you good folks know anything about Blake Gun Co?
