Drew,
I dont own any post-WW1 doubles. So I have no practical basis for comparison amongst sxs, as my latest sxs chronologically (which is a Krupp gun) dates from about 1905. After that, you jump all the way to 1960's Wingmasters.
I do however own lever and bolt rifles from the late 1920's through the 50's. Not a single one has any mark other than those stamped by Winchester, Remington, Marlin, etc.
So i guess I would wonder...was the sourcing of shotgun tubes more foreign focused than for rifled barrels? Becuase as stated, some of these are FINE rifles, and some of them are boys 22s...and none are marked other than their Yankee maker.
Clearly rifling of barrels was expensive and required precision machining. But the steel itself could still have been foreign sourced. And if it really was so cheap domestic suupliers couldnt compete...why no foreign marks on any of my guns from the 1920's onward?
I'm not arguing...Im inquiring.
NDG
