Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4701109-20131221042550/@comment-24302820-20140515054535

Over a long enough timeline, the etchings of gunsmith and the owning family can become largely synonymous. Outside of the weapons themselves, the markings can become blended or exchanged. We can have families that are traditional allies, as noted by the common crests of the same gunsmith that created their firearms. The flipside of this is that there can be different bands of a family that are delineated by the differing smith's marks. It is still possible to have famous gunsmiths whose names are still respected, and whose masterpieces are born by the highest ranking nobles and most famous families.