Wow what great information, thanks!
The first time I ran into the term "Guild gun" was with a 20 gauge sxs that I got from a friend .
It canme with a bunch of providance , the stock maker, the barrel maker and the gunsmith who put it together .
It was explained to me that these people were part of a guild or cottage industry. I guess "Combined production " might better describe these guns .
My 16x16/9.3x72R drilling only has proof marks, no makers name , although it is pretty well made - far better than any production rifles for sure .
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