I understand but for the moment I can't see not differentiating between A&D Action Body & Sidelock, etc. Excluding the WR droplock, how many sidelocks did they peddle? If the peddled few sidelocks, does that prohibit them from being a Best Maker even if they developed the basic platform for British Gun Trade?
Cheers,
Raimey
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I think the issue is not what they made specifically, but the esteem with which the brand name is currently held. So it's not a discussion directly on best guns or not, but the value the brand has on similar products.
Many could make a Best gun, regardless of how we might define it today. But that wasn't the question. At least I didn't read it that way. The question is whose brand name is most highly valued (although the OP didn't phrase it that way).
Brand value is an entirely different subject than the quality of product. Over time, the quality of product is just one factor that contributes to brand value.
