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Re: Joseph Smets Nickel Toledo steel ellenbr #674945 05/17/26 09:46 AM
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 818 Likes: 208 Jtplumb OP Sidelock
OP Jtplumb Sidelock Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 818 Likes: 208	[quote=ellenbr] Can you tell us what is at the end of the tube text past >>Sheffield<<, which is encirlced? Works Sheffield N-

Re: Joseph Smets Nickel Toledo steel Jtplumb #674946 05/17/26 09:49 AM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 12,587 Likes: 503 North Alabama ellenbr Sidelock
ellenbr Sidelock Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 12,587 Likes: 503 North Alabama	Belgian / French initials are many times perplexing just because of the order HG/GH.... H. Giltay ??? Arnold à Liège BTE Arnold à Liège Mat(Mathias) Arnold à Liège https://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20g/a%20giltay%20h%20gb.htm Have no idea and not sure if the time frames overlap. Hochachtungsvoll, Raimey rse

Re: Joseph Smets Nickel Toledo steel Jtplumb #674947 05/17/26 09:51 AM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 12,587 Likes: 503 North Alabama ellenbr Sidelock
ellenbr Sidelock Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 12,587 Likes: 503 North Alabama	When it comes to the forgings, I am confident that the sources were few. Frame Files & Actioners just may be under a broad umbrella. Many times in the corners of the water-table a Belgian mechanic left their fingerprints. Hochachtungsvoll, Raimey rse

Re: Joseph Smets Nickel Toledo steel Jtplumb #674948 05/17/26 10:11 AM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 12,587 Likes: 503 North Alabama ellenbr Sidelock
ellenbr Sidelock Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 12,587 Likes: 503 North Alabama	Just search for a HG/GH Mechanic that leaves his fingerprints on tubes.... Hochachtungsvoll, Raimey rse

Re: Joseph Smets Nickel Toledo steel Jtplumb #674949 05/17/26 10:16 AM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 12,587 Likes: 503 North Alabama ellenbr Sidelock
ellenbr Sidelock Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 12,587 Likes: 503 North Alabama	I just looked on a Nelson Steel Belgian tubeset & I found the initials of >>DG<<; maybe they were of the same family of tube makers and the name is actually HG on the Smets. Hochachtungsvoll, Raimey rse

Re: Joseph Smets Nickel Toledo steel Jtplumb #674950 05/17/26 10:39 AM
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OP Jtplumb Sidelock Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 818 Likes: 208	Yes small HG

Re: Joseph Smets Nickel Toledo steel Jtplumb #674951 05/17/26 10:44 AM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 12,587 Likes: 503 North Alabama ellenbr Sidelock
ellenbr Sidelock Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 12,587 Likes: 503 North Alabama	But many times the names on guns of French Speaking origin have the initials reversed like on some Bohemian Guns, well @ least their proper names.... Hochachtungsvoll, Raimey rse

Re: Joseph Smets Nickel Toledo steel Jtplumb #674952 05/17/26 11:03 AM
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OP Jtplumb Sidelock Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 818 Likes: 208	Thanks. Will surf hg go later when I get back in from shooting this afternoon. I like it, it fits. Now will put it to the test. Thanks everyone.

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