Buhmiller, Sukalie, Douglas, Pfeiffer, Johnson and Hart were some of the early guys, and a few more I don't recall offhand.
My step Dad had a custom 257 Roberts built right after he returned from WW II, in 1946. It had a Buhmiller barrel on it. I still have the barrel.
Don
Edit to add: I forgot about P.O. Ackley. He made barrels during that era. My first custom rifle was built in 1957 by P.O. Ackley and had one of his barrels on it. It was a 7mm Ackley Magnum. Shilen followed these guys, and did make fine barrels in the 60's; not sure if he made many barrels during the 50's though.
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