Now we have proof that W.Palmer Jones built a gun for W&C Scott & Sons who, along with P Webley & Sons, built guns for other firms.
Holy smokes!!!!
The only way any of us can make sense of this is through the accounting records of these old firms. The want add should say;

"Needed an accountant turned gun collector/author someone to go in and look at the cash disbursements journals and check registers and ascertain what the Hell is going on"!!!!