Witte Guns, design on 1899 cover showing Shotgun, franked with 2¢ Bureau tied by St. Louis, Mo. Sep. 21 machine cancel to Southington Conn., reverse with all over advertising text, Extremely Fine. Estimate  $100 - 150. Witte Hardware Company of St. Louis Mo., didn't make any firearms, they had them made. This class of firearms are what are known as "Hardware Guns". For a minimum order (5-10 guns) and the price of the roll stamp, a major firearms maker would stamp whatever "tradename" you desired on them. It is believed that the W.H. Davenport Firearms Company manufactured shotguns for the Witte Hardware Company of St. Louis, Missouri. $0 (Image)