I have been researching hardware company trade name shotguns for a month or so. I have been collecting and studying hardware company history for 15+ years. I have found several sources have claimed guns to have been made for Shapleigh Hardware Co. which were instead distributed by (Shapleigh rival) Simmons Hardware Co. exclusively.
Between myself and my hardware history friends whe have every Simmons Hardware and Shapleigh Hardware catalog ever produced. We have definitive proof on some of the "Shapleigh" brands. Some names I have found to be attributed to Shapleigh wrongly and should be attributed to Simmons are:
Enders Royal Service, Enders Arms, Enders Oak Leaf, (all Enders names) Oak Leaf, True Blue, S.H.Co. KK, S.H.Co., Keen Kutter, KK. I am currently investigating Bridge Gun Co. and Central Arms.
Thanks
Between myself and my hardware history friends whe have every Simmons Hardware and Shapleigh Hardware catalog ever produced. We have definitive proof on some of the "Shapleigh" brands. Some names I have found to be attributed to Shapleigh wrongly and should be attributed to Simmons are:
Enders Royal Service, Enders Arms, Enders Oak Leaf, (all Enders names) Oak Leaf, True Blue, S.H.Co. KK, S.H.Co., Keen Kutter, KK. I am currently investigating Bridge Gun Co. and Central Arms.
Thanks