Mr. Owens: I've done a little digging here this AM and your gun seems to be a very early example of the Syracuse line (likely 1886 production). I knew that total Syracuse production numbers were quite limited but I'm seeing speculation elsewhere that only something like 750 hammerless guns were made before the sale to the Hunters in 1888(?). Compare that to the nearly half a million guns that came out of Fulton and you'll understand why these Syracuse guns are so seldom seen.
For a sense of scale, 601 examples of my Quality 2 1890 gun were made (in that configuration, per Mr. Stubbendieck's letter above) and they were only just getting started.
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