Stephen, there’s a very informative article on the Iroquois Arms Collectors website about the Newton Rifle that indicated a group of 5 or 6 Savage Arms employees travelled ‘up the Canal’ from Utica to Buffalo in 1916 to work at The Newton Rifle Co.
The article indicates that John Spittler was foreman of the stock making department and principal engraver at Newton until his return to Savage. There is a portion of this aforementioned article in the John Spittler Savage Arms thread that Joe Brady started here several days ago.
I know very little about Savage Arms history , but I came across John Spittlers name and his association with the Savage Arms Co, while looking for info on an engraved Newton Rifle 4 or 5 years ago.
