Raimey, I owned a low grade D M Lefever crossbolt gun, ca. 1905, so made at an Ohio address. The probable Belgian fluid steel barrels had SD&G stamped on the underside of the barrels near the flats. Not sure if this meant the gun was retailed by SD&G or that the barrel material was furnished by them. At the time Shoverling Daly and Gales was selling guns produced by most of the U. S. makers, so they had a relationship with them, and the relationship could have run both ways, with SD&G selling barrel blanks.
Last edited by Daryl Hallquist; 04/25/13 01:21 PM.
