Hi, Harley,
Very possible. My point was that Cruso was not a Stevens trademark in the way that "Ideal" or "Crack Shot" were. None of those companies like HSB, Sears & Roebuck, Western Auto, Montgomery Ward ever made anything, but they did own the tradenames used on products made for them. We all know that Marlin made some "J.C. Higgins" guns for Sears, but the "J.C.Higgins" name is not owned by Marlin, while "Glenfield" is.
So Stevens may well have made some guns for HSB using the Cruso tradename, but other companies may also have made guns using that tradename, just as "J.C. Higgins" guns were made by several companies.
Jim