I bought a pair of 101's in 1976 from Winchester Far East Ltd. They had them on sale for $250 ea, against an advertised list of $339 but I have no idea whether they were newly made or just new old stock. Much later I bought a BC Miroku 20 made at the Koshi factory that had virtually identical engraving to the 101's. My assumption was that both factories, Koshi and Kodensha, farmed out their engraving to the same contractors. Any other thoughts?
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