I have a Savage Model 1917 that shipped to the Wm. F. Hoegee Co. in Los Angeles in 1923. I have several guns that shipped to hardware stores or distributors in Southern California and were purchased at shows or retail shops within about a 30 mile radius from their original destinations. Of course I have no way of knowing if those guns may have criss crossed the country a few times in the intervening years and ended up back here by coincidence, but it's fun to ponder.
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