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Anthony:

I don't see anything just yet. The "Crown" over "S" is the German proof mark noting the tube is destined for shot as a load at double the service/standard load in the first proof while the Imperial Eagle/Proof Eagle- Beschussadler neuer art(grazing animal) notes the tube has experienced threefold the normal charge. I don't think the amount was changed in the 1912 rules.

Jager:

I believe you to be spot on that it is a double rifle action by Sauer & Sohn.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

I now see that the mark overstruck by the 16.2 could be "HS" and for the person responsible for fitting the tubes to the action. I don't see an "oval" around it and it could or could not be the same person as the other "H.S.". A few choices are:

Hermann Schlegelmilch of Suhl
Hermann Schlegelmilch of Zella-Mehlis
H. Schaller of Suhl
Heinrich Scharfenbert of Zella-Mehlis
Hans Schaum of Franken & Lunenschloss(usually "F&L") of Suhl
H. Schilling of Suhl
Hugo Schilling of Suhl
Hugo and Hans Schmeisser of Suhl - probably not
Hermann Schneider, etc.

On a previous post I noted that that there was a Sauer-Schlegelmilch connection, and Schlegelmilch did source components from Sauer as well as others, but I meant to note the Sauer-Ernst Steigleder connection as Steigleder was a firearms merchant and most firearms merchants first were gunsmiths, some being master gunsmiths.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

I thought this gun might be an early model from Heckler-Koch since there are the initials "HK" on the stock. So I emailed the company and they responded. The emails are posted on the site: http://germanshotgun.blogspot.com/