Gentlemens:

Allow me to toss in a couple pennies on this name thing.

I dislike the idea of any name that implies "imitiation" or "reproduction". Parker Reproduction is an example. I would include titles like "Legacy" or "Edition" as well. We are talking about a fine shotgun here, so why name it like it is a cheap Japanese copy? It deserves a simple, dignified name.

If the rights could be obtained them the original "Lefever Arms Co." sounds fine, though is not exactly honest. "Hurst Levfever" would be honest and a dignified name of its own. Under that heading would be any of a number of combinations:

H. Levefer
H. E. Lefever
Earle Lefever
E. Lefever
E. H. Lefever.

W. W. Greener did not build guns under the name of W. Greener Legacy Arms.

FWIW, to my ear E. H. Lefever has the best ring to it, with H. E. a close second.

Glenn


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