Colt 1903 Factory Letter - Purchased by Company..shipped to another

[Lee Enfield]

Yes? So they were all purchased by one company and they were all shipped to another.
That's what I find peculiar.

If it was a single gun, i would suspect it might be a gift.

I would think that the 2 companies were related, (or possibly part of a buying group) and in order to get lower margins they made group orders - or just more orders than a single shop could on it's own.

Even today, the first question is "how many this order" followed by "how many this year"...