Here's a tid bit of information I found in "Heyday of the Shotgun" by Mr. David J. Baker, "The problem facing the gentlemen of moderate means was the apparent size of the choice confronting him. However, if he understood the way the gun trade was organized at that time, he would have realized that practically all these competitively-priced guns were made by relatively few makers in Birmingham, no matter which names were engraved on their ribs and locks or which proof marks they had stamped on their barrels and actions".
We're not 'doggin' your guns or the history of them, guys, we're just trying to find out who built the dam things!!!